Yearly Archives: 2012

Challenger demands a debate with Schwartz

Joe Rooney, the Republican candidate for congress, holds a press conference on Thursday morning in front of Allyson Schwartz’s office, demandind that she debate...

Opportunity knocks

State Representative Kevin Boyle goes door to door for the 2012 election on Friday afternoon. (Maria Pouchnikova)When Kevin Boyle challenged John Perzel two years...

Driver to stand trial for crash that killed highway officer

Details of the devastating highway crash that claimed the life of Philadelphia Police Officer Brian Lorenzo in July brought the highway patrolman’s widow to tears.But...

7th PDAC names the latest top cops

The 7th Police District Advisory Council has announced the winners of the district’s Officer of the Month awards for July and August.The July honors went...

Suspect sought in 7–11 robbery

Philadelphia police seek the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a Far Northeast 7-Eleven at gunpoint on Sept. 16.At 2:30 a.m., the robber...

Vandals make their mark on Cottman Ave.

Vandals broke into the Interstate 95/Cottman Avenue Interchange construction site and caused about $4 million worth of damage to a contractor’s heavy equipment last week.Officials...

Police seize heroin in Rhawnhurst

Narcotics investigators seized packaged heroin worth more than $100,000 from a Rhawnhurst man on Sept. 21 during searches of his apartment and car, police said.According...

Police shoot murder suspect

Philadelphia police on Friday shot a man wanted for his alleged role in a Sept. 10 murder in Northwood.Maceo Emerson Waring, 27, of the...

What’s that buzz?

Chalfont playground installs “mosquitos”, devices that omit high-pitch sounds that can be heard by people between the ages of 13–25. The devices will be...

Judge delays voter ID, reaction mixed

State Sen. Tina Tartaglione described the effort to implement a voter identification law in time for the Nov. 6 election a “costly mistake.”On Tuesday,...
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