Monthly Archives: March, 2012

8th district PDAC looks to change things up

With a new commanding officer and a new executive board in place, the 8th Police District Advisory Council is adopting a new way of...

Get ready to show your mug when you vote

The April 24 primary election will be a test run for a proposed state law that would require voters to show photo IDs at...

Woman gets prison time for faking cancer

A Far Northeast woman whom the government said pretended to have cancer to avoid a four-month jail term for an embezzlement conviction is going...

Tacony women jailed for intimidating witnesses

Two relatives of convicted Tacony murderers Gerald Drummond and Robert McDowell were sentenced last week to prison time for threatening witnesses in the case.McDowell’s mother,...

Cops probe assault

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is investigating a claim by a 13-year-old girl that two boys sexually assaulted her last Wednesday in...

Couple found dead at rec ballfield

A Kensington man shot a female acquaintance to death before taking his own life on Saturday at the Lawncrest Recreation Center.Police were called to...

Woman injured in car crash

A 24-year-old woman suffered critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Rhawnhurst on Sunday night.The motorist was driving a 2002 Jeep Patriot southbound on Bustleton...

Navy depot site in Northeast to be part of readiness drills

The U.S. Navy will conduct training and readiness drills across the nation next week. One of the facilities that will be affected is the...

Tire slashers vandalize more cars in Mayfair area

The tire slashers returned to the Northeast on Monday night.Despite what local police have described as around-the-clock surveillance of Aldine and Teesdale streets just east...

Campaign Bits (March 14, 2012)

The Legislative Reapportionment Commission was rumored to be considering a March 14 vote on a new map, but the April 24 primary is still...

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