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The Philadelphia Police Department needs the public’s assistance in locating 16 year-old Missing Juvenile Harry Enggasser. He was last seen at 4:37 P.M., on Friday, June 7th, 2019, on the 28xx block of Mercer Street. He is 6’2″, 180 lbs., medium build, olive complexion, hazel eyes and brown straight hair. Anyone with any information on Harry’s whereabouts … Continue reading Missing Juvenile from 24th District
The seemingly ever-increasing amount of violence has hit home hard for the community of Port Richmond. On Wednesday, June 12th, 19 year-old Anthony Cheever was with a 16 year-old friend in Campbell Square at around 10:00 pm when a group of kids arrived, shooting Anthony in the chest and his friend in the leg. Anthony … Continue reading Port Richmond mourns a young man’s life taken too soon
Police are seeking a suspect in a shooting incident in the 24th District. On Thursday, June 6th at 1:00 pm, a police officer was patrolling the area of Frankford Avenue and Tioga Street when he heard 4-5 gunshots. When he checked the area he was able to locate video surveillance depicting an unknown … Continue reading Suspect Sought in 24th District Shooting Incident
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announcement: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced today that Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. has approved the recommendations of the Archdiocesan Strategic Planning Committee to merge four parishes located in lower Northeast Philadelphia. Saint Adalbert Parish, Saint George Parish, and Mother of Divine Grace Parish will merge with Nativity B.V.M. Parish effective … Continue reading Saint Adalbert Parish, Saint George Parish, and Mother of Divine Grace Parish will merge with Nativity B.V.M. Parish effective July 1, 2019
Mayor Jim Kenney honored Philadelphia basketball legend, Fran Dunphy, at City Hall today, Monday, May 13. Dunphy got his childhood start in Grays Ferry and later moved to Southwest Philadelphia. The City and Dunphy’s colleagues including his brother Dennis Dunphy, and new Temple University basketball coach Aaron McKie, celebrated the former Penn and Temple coach’s … Continue reading Fran the Man of the Hour!
41xx CASTOR AVE. — The complainant states on 3/2/19 at 11:00pm she parked her vehicle at 41xx Castor Ave. When she returned to the vehicle on 3/3/19 at 10:45am she observed the passenger side window was broken, and her wallet containing her id card, ss card, insurance card, credit cards and $50 cash were missing … Continue reading Theft From Autos in 24th District PSA 1
The Community Academy of Philadelphia Envirothon Team took home another 1st place finish in the Philadelphia County Envirothon held on April 24, 2019 at Cobbs Creek Park. They faced three other teams from Walter B Saul High School and soundly beat each one of them in the following tested categories: soils/land use, aquatic ecology , forestry, and … Continue reading Community Academy of Philadelphia Takes 1st Place in Envirothon
