Crime
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Crime in Port RichmondCrime Blocks: Removing the Menace
In addition to the trash strewn about the yard, a foul stench of dog droppings and stale cigarettes emanated from the pigeon-infested house whenever the squatters opened their front door.…
Bob Stewart | 10/21/2015 -
CrimeHome Invasion: Assailants Break in, Stab One Victim and Rob Another
Early on Tuesday morning around 2:30am two men broke into a home on the 3100 block on F Street in Kensington armed with a hammer and a knife. ABC 6…
Thomas Weir | 10/20/2015 -
Crime in FishtownDelivery Driver Desperados Detained in South Kensington
A few weeks ago, The Spirit reported on two men who were robbing delivery drivers in South Kensington. Recently, the 26th police district reported two arrests in connection to the…
Ptah Gabrie | 10/20/2015 -
Crime in HarrowgateHarrowgate Avoids Heating Up as Neighbor Extinguishes Flames
Around 3:15am on Monday a suspect put flammable rags in the gas tanks of two SUVs and then lit them ablaze. The SUVs were parked along Janney Street near E.…
Thomas Weir | 10/19/2015 -
Crime in FishtownHometown Heroes: Local Kids Aid Police in Finding Missing Child
The following was sent to The Spirit from Sgt. John Massi of the 26th Police District highlighting two young men from the Riverwards who went above and beyond in helping the police find a…
Sgt. John Massi | 10/16/2015 -
Crime in Port RichmondSuspect Sought in T-Mobile Robbery on Aramingo Avenue
Police are asking for help identifying a man who robbed a T-Mobile store located at 3668 Aramingo Avenue. On October 6, 2015 the suspect stole several cell phones & mini…
Thomas Weir | 10/14/2015 -
CrimeCrime Blocks: Suffering in Silence
Are drugs from Kensington being sold on “nice” blocks in Port Richmond and Fishtown? Welcome to Crime Blocks, The Spirit’s primer on the areas in the Riverwards that are most…
Bob Stewart | 10/14/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonTwo Kensington Shootings Leave Man and Woman Hospitalized.
A violent weekend in Kensington resulted in two gunshot wound victims being hospitalized at local area hospitals. A 32-year-old-man was sitting in his car on Albert Street, not far…
Thomas Weir | 10/12/2015 -
CrimePolice Searching for Woman who Stole from Kensington House
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a suspect who burglarized an unlocked home on the 2900 block of North 3rd Street in Kensington. The incident…
Ben Smolin | 10/05/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonMan Grazed by Bullet while Driving Car in Kensington
A man was grazed by a stray bullet while driving through Kensington today. Police believe the incident happened near the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny early Thursday morning. The victim…
Ben Smolin | 10/01/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonPolice Looking For Man Who Burglarized Kensington Store
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a man who burglarized Ventura Groceries (658 E. Hilton St.) in Kensington. The suspect entered the building around 5:50…
Ben Smolin | 09/29/2015 -
Crime in Northern LibertiesDelivery Driver Robberies Sweep Northern Liberties and South Kensington
Another victim in a string of robberies in Northern Liberties and South Kensington was attacked on Monday. The robberies began last week and have so far claimed four victims —…
Ptah Gabrie | 09/25/2015