The 2nd Police District Advisory Council met last week.
Guests included Capt. Andrew DiSanto, community relations officer Mark Mroz and Inspector Robert Heinzeroth, new commander of the Northeast Police Division. Heinzeroth replaced the recently retired Inspector Frank Bachmayer.
Mroz said almost all crimes in the district were down in 2025, except for stolen autos and retail thefts. The district has also increased the number of its stops for truancy and curfew violations.
Already, there have been three homicides in the district in 2026. Two people were shot and killed in a domestic incident on the 7100 block of Oakland St. on Jan. 1. A man was shot to death in his tow truck on Jan. 11 on the 2100 block of Knorr St.
Mroz said a ceremony will be held to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane crash on Cottman Avenue. The ceremony, honoring victims, is tentatively set for Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Macy’s at Roosevelt Mall.
In other news from the Jan. 13 meeting:
• State Rep. Jared Solomon will host a meeting at his office, 6434 Castor Ave., at 10 a.m. on Jan. 31. The meeting will include officials from Glitter, which provides cleanings for residential blocks whose neighbors raise money for the cleanups.
• State Sen. Tina Tartaglione will hold a shredding event on April 11 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wissinoming Park.
• National Night Out for the 2nd and 7th districts will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 4, outside Fox Chase Elementary School.
• Future 2nd PDAC meetings are on Tuesdays, Feb. 10, March 10, April 14, May 12 and June 9, at 6 p.m. at the Philadelphia Protestant Home. ••
