South of South St. from River to River
The Newbold Neighbors Association has its eye on improving safety in the neighborhood with a simple solution — by encouraging residents to leave their porch lights on overnight. Paul Knese, of the civic’s public safety committee, said the “Light’s On Point
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A man walking along the 1700 block of Wharton Street ran for his life after being shot June 25, and two surveillance cameras caught the incident and the aftermath. If you know anything about the two suspects, call 911. Check
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The 3rd Police District, which covers South Philly on the east side of Broad Street, sent out a robocall recently warning residents that car thefts are up so far this year by 28 percent. Community relations Officer Mike Duffy told
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Four restaurants on the 1900 block of East Passyunk were hit in smash and grab robberies early yesterday, in which some punk broke through the windows and grabbed the cash registers. Fuel, Le Virtu and Adobe Cafe were hit around
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A civic hacker put together an interactive map of the change in violent crime all over the city between 2012 and 2013, and most of South Philly improved. But not all. Click on the image to be brought to the
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Dickinson Square Park, normally a scene filled with people exercising and children playing, became the center of a crime scene Thursday afternoon as shots rung out at the centrally located basketball court around 2 p.m. Philadelphia Police were seen roping off
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