Third district community crime bulletin – October 28 to November 3
From Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, there were 9 robberies throughout the 3rd Police District in South Philadelphia with one arrest, bringing 2019’s reported robbery totals to 215 with 65 arrests.
During this same time,...
Wanted: Suspects for robbery around Broad and Fitzwater Streets
The Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit is looking to identify the individuals depicted in the surveillance video excerpts below as part of an ongoing investigation into a robbery point of gun that occurred on...
Wanted: Suspect for multiple thefts in the 1st and 3rd police districts
The Philadelphia Police Department needs the public's assistance finding a suspect allegedly responsible for multiple thefts throughout South Philadelphia.
In the first incident, on Feb. 12 at approximately 12:50 p.m., an unknown African American male...
Med student dies after attack
A 25-year-old woman was taken off life support 24 hours after a fellow medical student allegedly beat her with a bat, police said.
Lea Sullivan's parents pulled her off life support around 1 p.m....
Killed in University City
Police arrested two men and charged them with the murder of a local following a brief car chase through University City early Sunday. Nathaniel Crawford, 26, from the 2200 block of Fitzwater...
Shot and killed in ambush
A 46-year-old man succumbed to his injuries hours after a shooter fired a hail of bullets at him on the 1200 block of South Bonsall Street, police said. Larry Brinson, of the 1400...
Alleged mobsters post bail
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Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and 12 of his alleged mob associates, who all have ties to South Philly, were arrested last week as a part of a federal indictment. The 13 were officially charged...
Shots fired at teen’s vigil
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Police responded to a call of shots fired and a man down in Point Breeze at 12:28 a.m. Sunday...
Wanted: Suspects for Commercial Robbery in the 17th District
On December 28, 2019 at approximately 1:54 pm, suspect #1, an unknown black male, entered the G&N Deli located at 1438 South 23rd Street and pointed a handgun at an employee, a 64 year-old...
Nabbed in beau’s stabbing
A lovers' quarrel climaxed with a man being knifed in the back and his 24-year-old girlfriend arrested.
The 44-year-old victim was taken to St. Agnes Medical Center in good condition after the 10:30 p.m. incident...
