Yearly Archives: 2013

Crime log: October 16, 2013

Sept. 23 through Oct. 6As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses or other specific crimes investigated by specialty police...

Less is more for Santucci owner

Gene Carelli is a happy guy.The owner of the popular Santucci Square Pizza shops on Cottman Avenue and on Tyson Avenue caught a big break...

Letters to the Editor: October 16, 2013

O’Brien has questions about city legal issueI introduced a resolution calling for Council to investigate the city’s recent Request for Proposal seeking a single law...

Suburban woman dies in Somerton crash

A Montgomery County woman died after her car collided with a school bus on Roosevelt Boulevard in Somerton last week.Police identified the victim as Dana...

Elderly NE man nabbed in prostitution sting

An 83-year-old Bustleton man was among 17 alleged “Johns” rounded up by Philadelphia police in prostitution stings throughout the city last week.Adam Herbert, 83, of...

No working smoke alarms in fatal fire

Philadelphia firefighters distributed smoke detectors on Tuesday along the Oxford Circle block where a rowhouse blaze three days earlier claimed the life of a...

Robbers sought in moving company heist

Surveillance photoTwo armed men robbed a Tacony moving company on Sept. 27, leaving detectives with a color surveillance video of the heist.The unknown robbers walked...

Senior fights off armed robber

Surveillance photoA senior citizen fought off an armed robber outside a Bustleton bank on Sept. 20, but the victim suffered a bump on the...

Two fugitives arrested in unrelated armed robberies

Dean CeraoloPolice have announced the recent arrests of two fugitives in connection with two unrelated armed robberies of convenience stores in the Far Northeast.Civilian...

Police captain awarded for military service

The Somerton Civic Association and state Rep. Brendan Boyle last week recognized a neighborhood military hero who is now back home and serving his...

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