Monthly Archives: August, 2012

Burglar breaks into Northeast High School, steals nothing

A burglar broke into Northeast High School in the middle of July, but didn’t seem to take anything or do any major damage, police...

Frankford woman shot and killed

Police say an argument motivated a shooting early Sunday in a Frankford street that claimed the life of a 32-year-old woman.Gunfire erupted at about...

Fatal hit-and-run on Blvd.

Authorities are trying to identify a man who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist on Roosevelt Boulevard early Sunday.The victim was white and...

Police confiscate heroin raid of Castor Gardens home

Philadelphia police arrested four people and seized about 114 grams of heroin during a raid Aug. 17 on an alleged heroin distribution ring operating...

Niece of alleged dungeon ringleader sues city

The Tacony home where four mentally ill individuals were held captive.The 20-year-old niece of alleged Tacony Dungeon ringleader Linda Ann Weston has sued the City...

‘Broadway Sings’ returns Labor Day

The public is invited to spend Labor Day at Congregations of Ner Zedek, where Broadway Sings will once again offer a benefit concert.The concert starts...

Astronaut to attend Hall of Fame event

Former astronaut Chris Ferguson is expected to attend the Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame induction ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 21, at Holy Family...

Crime log (August 29, 2012)

July 30 through Aug. 12As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses or other specific crimes investigated by specialty police...

Constitution Party candidates off Pa. ballot

Pennsylvania voters dissatisfied with President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will have one fewer option on the Nov. 6 ballot.Virgil Goode, the Constitution Party...

Editorial: Do the math

When Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. delivered an opinion earlier this month upholding Pennsylvania’s new Voter Identification law, he must have forgotten to look...
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