Yearly Archives: 2012

Tacony’s troubles top town hall meeting

A lot of Tacony residents don’t like what’s been happening to their neighborhood in recent weeks.On Jan. 20, at Longshore Avenue and Tulip Street, two...

Vandals damage 24 cars in Mayfair

Vandals used spray paint and another unknown substance to damage 24 vehicles on a Mayfair Street late Friday or early Saturday, Philadelphia police said.Officers from...

Hearing postponed in scam-artist case

Sandra Anderson bought herself some more time on Friday.The woman accused of using her good looks and persuasive sob story to scam an 80-year-old Northeast...

Ex-cop to pay fines, serve probation for theft

The disgraced former Philadelphia police officer who stole $825 from a business where a fellow officer had been fatally shot was ordered on Thursday...

The past is relevant, says judge in priest case

A complete picture.That’s what a judge wants jurors to get as they decide the fate of two priests and an ex-priest in a child molestation...

Kids are learning highs, lows of synthetic dope

What’s the real dope on the dope that ain’t real dope?Chances are your kids know — or think they know — a lot about any number of products that...

Police think pharmacy bandit struck again

Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of the Jan. 25 armed robbery of a Holme Circle drug store and say that the same unknown...

Their love’s on the right track

Jackie and Anthony Monturano found true love on the Trenton line. Their train rides to work when they were in their early 20s developed...

Have you seen these men?

Northeast Detectives seek the public’s help in locating two missing and possibly endangered men.Michael Witts, 37, was last seen on Jan. 20 at about...

Despite lengthy rap sheet, NE man earns first conviction

A Northeast man who previously had been linked to dozens of violent crimes earned his first-ever convictions last week.A U.S. District Court jury found John...

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