Yearly Archives: 2013

Woman allegedly assaulted in Frankford appliance store

Philadelphia police reportedly arrested a man on Sunday after he allegedly pulled a woman into a Frankford appliance store and assaulted her sexually.Authorities did...

Mayfair man pleads guilty to assault on grandmother

A Mayfair man who allegedly assisted in the home-invasion robbery and assault of his 94-year-old grandmother pleaded guilty to felony charges last week, as...

Welsh Road bank robbed

Surveillance image of the suspectThe Philadelphia office of the FBI is still trying to identify a man who attempted to rob a Bank of America...

Bustleton TD Bank robbed

Surveillance image of the suspectA brazen robber burst into a Bustleton bank on Thursday afternoon and threatened to “shoot the place up” before fleeing with...

Masked men rob Wissinoming store

Surveillance image of the robbery at 5231 Harbison Ave.Philadelphia police are searching for two masked men who robbed a Wissinoming 7-Eleven store on May 27.Investigators have...

Two suspects sought in botched robbery

Surveillance image of one of the suspects.A Rhawnhurst tobacco store cashier survived a frightful clash with a violent gunman during a failed robbery attempt...

Letters to the Editor (June 12, 2013)

Time to take a look at the Patriot ActGiven the potential for abuse of power, including but not limited to political expediency, is it time...

Congregants in Frankford plead to keep church open

St. Joachim, located at 1527 Church St., is the oldest church in the Northeast, founded in 1845.The folks trying to save St. Joachim Roman Catholic...

Rush hopes budget cuts don’t kill exchange program

Money talks: Kelly Wooding (left) and Dylan Brown hold up Polish bills that they saved from a recent Arts Academy of Benjamin Rush trip...

Judge sentences priest and former school teacher to prison terms

A Philadelphia judge today ordered lengthy prison terms for a priest and a former Catholic school teacher who were convicted of molesting a 10-year-old...

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