Crime
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Crime in KensingtonPolice Search for Double Homicide Suspect
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Police department released the identity of the suspect wanted in a triple shooting (double homicide) that occurred earlier this month in Kensington. Police have identified Ativa…
Daniel Rainville | 01/28/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonRobbery at Metro PCS on Kensington Avenue
ABC Action News reported that on Tuesday, January 19, two masked men robbed a Metro PCS in Kensington shortly after the cellphone shop opened for the day. Surveillance camera footage…
Whitney Johnson | 01/22/2016 -
Crime in Northern LibertiesThe Unsolved Murder of Amber Long
Two years of investigation and nothing to show. On January 19, 2014, 26-year-old architect Amber Long and her mother Stephanie were walking to their car on the 900 block of…
Thomas Beck | 01/22/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonCollision in Kensington, Two Officers Injured
At approximately 11:30PM on January 13th, a supposed drunk driver slammed into an unmarked police car in Kensington at the intersection of B and East Westmoreland Streets. The unmarked police…
Thomas Beck | 01/14/2016 -
Crime in Temple UniversityVandals Wreck Temple Gym
On Saturday night, gym 143 at Temple University’s Pearson Hall was broken into and vandalized. According to State of Philly, several mirrors were smashed along with a television, and wall…
Daniel Rainville | 01/14/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonOPINION: What’s Holding Up the Investigation of Last Year’s SEPTA Cop Taser Incident
At around 2 AM on the morning of October 26th of last year, an unknown SEPTA police officer escorted Omar Lopez out of the closed elevated station at Huntingdon and…
Austin Nolen | 01/13/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonSecond Missing Juvenile Last Seen at Kensington Boarding Home
About one hour ago The Spirit published a story about a missing juvenile who was last seen at the 100 block of East Huntingdon Street. We’ve received a release from…
Thomas Weir | 01/12/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonMissing Juvenile Last Seen in Kensington
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public to assist in the search for a missing person. Jadileine Valentine, 14, was last seen on January 11, 2016 at her…
Thomas Weir | 01/12/2016 -
Crime in HarrowgateWoman Assisting in CPR gets Robbed in the Process
In today’s world, you can’t turn your back for a second. Philadelphia police are currently looking for a suspect who robbed a woman giving CPR at a Harrowgate school on…
Thomas Weir | 01/12/2016 -
CrimeHoliday Season’s Hottest Toy at Center of Armed Robbery in Olde Richmond
Almost two decades ago, Tickle Me Elmo was the most popular toy of the 1996 holiday season. The doll’s infamous rise to the top of Christmas lists across the country…
Thomas Weir | 01/11/2016 -
Crime in Bridesburg2nd Bridesburg Suspect Arrested in Propane Tank Theft
According to Philly.com last month in the Northeast there were a series of propane tank thefts. Now, a second man has been arrested in relation to those crimes. [caption id="attachment_6607"…
Thomas Weir | 01/07/2016 -
Crime in HarrowgateCrime Blocks: Jasper Street’s Unfriendly Boast
Harrowgate’s section of Jasper, the site of shootings, drug dealing and intimidation Last November a rap video surfaced on YouTube that illustrated drug dealing, gun toting and firearm shooting in…
Bob Stewart | 01/06/2016