Juvenile rampage
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A group of teens comprising of both genders assaulted an elderly man in West Passyunk Monday night.
Three girls and nine boys ages 12 to 17 surrounded an 81-year-old at 9 p.m. near Smith Playground’s...
Bank-account robbed
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A man forced another to withdraw money from a Whitman ATM last week.
The unknown man riding a bicycle approached a 19-year-old as he was in front of an ATM at Fourth and Wolf streets...
Compensation for justice
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The Citizens Crime Commission is offering a reward leading to the person responsible for a Whitman woman’s murder.
Police located Iris Tyson’s body in an abandoned Point Breeze lot a week after her parents reported...
Girl trouble
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A local cop was arrested last week for assaulting an ex.
Officer Sean Jang, 28, of the 18th District in West Philly, allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend, according to the Police Public Affairs Unit.
The resident...
Mistaken identities
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A senior allowed a duo into his Newbold home because he thought they were his medical workers, but in actuality, they were there to rob him Monday morning.
An unknown man and woman knocked on...
Fumo may do more time
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The U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit did not overturn the convictions of a former politician credited with defrauding the state senate and two nonprofits along with his former aide, but the judges’ panel...
Church bandit
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A man swiped more than $1,000 from a collection basket during a Sunday afternoon mass at a Bella Vista church.
Churchgoers at St. Paul’s Parish, 913 Christian St., added money to the collection basket and...
Elder robbed while unconscious
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A senior was pushed down the steps of his Lower Moyamensing home and robbed Saturday morning.
The 84-year-old walked down the front steps of his home on the 1000 block of Cantrell Street at 10:20...
$1 million break-in
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A few men forced their way into a South-Street jewelry-store owner’s apartment and robbed about $1 million worth of merchandise from his shop.
Three to five burglars — masked and armed — awakened the 27-year-old...
South Street curfew roundup
Seventy-one juveniles were cited for violating curfew last weekend in the areas set by Mayor Michael Nutter’s executive order with about half occurring on South Street.
Those under the age of 18 had to be...