Also by Fred Durso Jr.
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A single gunshot blast to the chest killed a Lancaster man shortly before 3 p.m. on Halloween.
Medic 28 took Jose Riviera, 27, to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition after the shooting on the 1300 block of Ellsworth Street, Lt. Joe Dougherty of South Detective Division said.
Because of Riviera’s condition, investigators were unable to interview him, Dougherty said, but witnesses told police a man drew his gun, unloaded the shot and ran west on Ellsworth.
Police found a .45-caliber casing at the scene.
To report information, call the Homicide Division at 215-686-3334/5.
Boyfriend of slain victim charged
Almost seven months after the body of Taneke Daniels was discovered in New Jersey, a former boyfriend has been charged.
Glenn Hansen, 42, was charged Nov. 3 with murder and abuse of a corpse, Officer Elizabeth Skala of the Police Public Affairs Unit said.
Skala could not comment on what led police to Hansen.
Hansen was serving six to 23 months at the Bucks County Correctional Facility for "unsworn, false-written statements," Harris Gubernick, director of corrections at the Bucks County Department of Corrections, said, adding before being transferred to Philadelphia Police Headquarters last Friday, he had been detained at the Bucks County facility since Oct. 31.
Daniels was last seen leaving her mother Gail’s Grays Ferry home in May 2005. After the then-27-year-old went missing, Hansen told police she visited him at his apartment before a friend picked her up.
When Gail reported her daughter missing May 23, 2005, Daniels was scheduled to testify against Hansen in a domestic assault case.
April 2006, Daniels’ body was found, buried in a shallow grave, by a contractor in Woodland Township’s Brendan T. Byrne State Forest.
Shooting victim had record
A man who was ambushed by bullets on the 900 block of South Fourth Street had two prior drug arrests on the same block, police said.
Officers patrolling the area shortly before 1 a.m. Nov. 2 found Lavan Patterson, 27, from the 900 block of South Fifth Street, with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, Lt. Joe Dougherty of South Detectives said.
The victim went to Jefferson Hospital in stable condition.
Bullets damaged several parked cars on the block and detectives recovered 14 9mm casings at the scene, the lieutenant said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Police snatch robbers
While responding to the sound of gunfire, police caught two men on the 1400 block of South Eighth Street.
While walking at about 12:10 a.m. Nov. 6, a 23-year-old was approached by the men, one of whom pointed a pistol at him. After the duo demanded money, the victim gave up $20, Detective Joe Chiaro of South Detectives said.
As the victim attempted to flee, the gunman fired at him, but missed, added the detective.
Police patrolling the area immediately responded and saw the two perpetrators fleeing the scene, Chiaro said.
A 16-year-old, from the 500 block of Dickinson Street, was charged with robbery, theft, simple and aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and attempted murder.
After police recovered a handgun from Robert McCoendon, 20, of the 2400 block of North Marshall Street, he received the same charges and was slapped with a violation of the Uniform Firearm Act.
Stabbed by two women
A 36-year-old was slashed in the neck with a box cutter on the 2100 block of Latona Street Monday at 1:19 a.m.
The victim was admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition, Detective Joe Chiaro of South Detectives said.
After receiving witness testimony at the hospital, police returned to the scene and arrested Deanna Edwards, 18, and Nina Partlow, 22, both from the 2100 block of Latona Street, the detective said.
They were charged with attempted murder, aggravated and simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and possession of an instrument of crime.
Shot in stomach
A 27-year-old was walking on the 1700 block of Reed Street at 10:27 a.m. Nov. 4 when he heard gunshots and then felt pain in his stomach, Detective Joe Chiaro of South Detectives said.
After noticing the wound in his lower abdomen, the victim was taken by car to Methodist Hospital and then transported to Jefferson University Hospital for surgery. He was listed in stable condition, Chiaro said.
No description of the assailant was given.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Sounds of bloodshed
The ringing of gunfire on the 900 block of South Fourth Street Nov. 2 led police to a victim.
At 12:50 a.m., police encountered a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, Detective Joe Chiaro of South Detectives said. The victim was transported to Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition.
Police found 14 9mm casings at the scene, the detective said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Shot in hip
A man suffered from a bullet to the hip after a shooting Nov. 4 on the 1400 block of Ellsworth Street.
After the 11:50 p.m. incident, the 33-year-old was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was admitted in critical but stable condition, Detective Joe Chiaro of South Detectives said.
At the scene, police found five .45-caliber casings.
The assailant has not been identified, Chiaro said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Fire Academy graduation
Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers administered the oath of office Nov. 6 to the 182nd Firefighter Cadet and the 24th Fire Service Paramedic classes. Eighty-five firefighters and 15 paramedics graduated at the academy, State Road and Pennypack Street.
This was only the second time in academy history where two classes ran simultaneously, Ayers said in a press release.
"The dual-class initiative has allowed us to fill more vacancies over a shorter period of time. I am very pleased with the results of this fine class of firefighters and I am equally happy to add these new paramedics to our department," the commissioner said.
Graduates will be assigned to fire stations throughout the city.
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Arsonist still sought
Police continue to look for a man that torched a portion of a Girard Estate home Sept. 25.
A surveillance camera caught the perpetrator walking onto a porch on the 2500 block of Garnet Street shortly after 10 p.m. He poured a flammable liquid on the floor and ignited it with a lighter, South Detectives’ Special Investigations Unit Detective Jim Dunlap said.
Police were summoned after neighbors smelled what they believed was kerosene, the detective said. Witnesses saw the perpetrator run south on the 2400 block of Opal Street, one street west of Garnet.
Dunlap recovered the container used in the crime in a sewer by the home.
Investigators are trying to determine what type of accelerant was used.
The arsonist was described as black with a light complexion and thin mustache and goatee. He’s in his late teens or early 20s, about 6-foot with a thin build and tattoos on both arms.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-7640.
