Yearly Archives: 2013

Lincoln High field hit by vandals

Vandals did an estimated $50,000 in damage to Lincoln High Schools athletic field in early September.They set a goal post on fire and painted...

Pill drug ring tied to NE pharmacy

A Castor Gardens pharmacy was one of the main suppliers for a prescription drug dealer who illegally sold more than 380,000 oxycodone pills in...

Veterans Day fundraiser is Nov. 9

The American Legion’s 5th District and McNally’s on Rhawn invite all U.S. military members past and present, along with their families and their friends,...

Murder charges dropped in drag racing case

A Philadelphia judge has tossed out murder charges against one of two men whose alleged street racing on Roosevelt Boulevard led to a high-speed...

Letters to the Editor: November 6, 2013

Continuing to defend traditional marriageFall is here, with it, recent issues of the Times bring me news that two local writers have responded to...

Help ID Somerton playground vandals

Surveillance imageA surveillance camera at a Somerton playground filmed a teenager spray-painting graffiti on a basketball court on Oct. 17. Now detectives are trying...

Northeast teen dies in car crash

An aspiring Eagle Scout from the Northeast lost his life in an automobile accident on Oct. 26 after spending the morning doing volunteer work...

Armed robbers sought in 7-Eleven heist

Surveillance imagePolice seek the public’s help in identifying two masked men who robbed a 7-Eleven in the Holme Circle area early last Friday.The bandits burst...

Police search for suspect in child abduction

Composite sketch of the suspectPolice are trying to identify a man who abducted a 15-year-old girl from an Upper Holmesburg street, drove her to a...

Masked men get $300K in armored car heist

Three robbers wearing Scream-style Halloween masks made off with more than $300,000 in cash after a brazen armored truck heist at a Holmesburg bank...

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