Police took a Tacony woman into custody late Thursday afternoon after two of her children were discovered dead in the home on the 6800-block of Ditman Street and a third child was deemed ill.

Eighteen-month-old twins Adam and Eve were found suffocated and drowned, according to reports, and their 4-year-old sister had been given prescription medication. Their mother had attempted suicide.

Homicide detectives are investigating and the 4-year-old remains hospitalized. No other suspects are in custody.

The two males seen in this surveillance footage are wanted for a knifepoint robbery in Mayfair. Image/Philadelphia Police

Police in the 15th District are still searching for the suspect who robbed a man at knifepoint late last month in Mayfair.

Just before 3 a.m. April 26, a car with two males inside pulled into the 7-Eleven parking lot at Cottman and Brous avenues. One of the suspects rifled through another car in lot, then approached the car’s owner when he emerged from the store. continue reading »

David Toledo has been charged with slashing tires on his neighbors' cars in Mayfair. Photo/Action News

David Toledo has been arraigned on 49 counts of criminal mischief, seven counts of possession of an instrument of crime and five counts of false reports. His bail is set at $270,000.

His neighbors and the media gathered outside his house on the 4000-block of Aldine Street last night where Mayfair Town Watch President Milt Martelack called a press conference.

For months, residents of the block had been victims of vandalism, waking up many mornings to find their tires slashed, or the air let out. David Toledo was among them, but it turns out he isn’t a victim.

“He betrayed us,” Martelack told NEast Philly late Wednesday afternoon after initial reports indicated Toledo was a town watch member. In fact, Toldeo never received town watch training. Instead, Martelack believes Toldeo expressed interest in joining the rejuvenated neighborhood watch group to get a sense of how it works so he could proceed to vandalize several dozen cars on his own block. continue reading »

A suspect is seen climbing a homeowner's fence to break into a Bustleton property. Image/Philadelphia Police

A surveillance camera and burglary alarm may prove helpful to the 7th District Police as the officers look for the suspects wanted in connection with a break-in Monday.

Two males were seen on video scaling a privacy fence in the back of a home on the 9200-block of Masland Street in Bustleton around 6 p.m. Monday. But when the burglary alarm went off when they broke through the door, both suspects fled. continue reading »

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in the Easter Sunday robbery of a 94-year-old woman in Bell’s Corner.

The woman was on her way home from Bell’s Market when the man crept up behind her on the 8300-block of Loretto Avenue, stealing her purse and knocking her over. She suffered a broken arm and other injuries.

Antonio Santiago of the 2200-block of Kennedy Street was arrested yesterday and charged with robbery and aggravated assault. The crime was captured on surveillance footage, which investigators used to help find the suspect.

Surveillance footage shows a theft in the basement at SmokeEaters Pub. Image/Philadelphia Police

Police in the 15th District are looking for the man seen stealing from raffle baskets at a firefighters fundraiser Friday night.

SmokeEaters Pub in Holmesburg held a benefit for deceased firefighters Robert Neary and Daniel Sweeney. During the party, a suspect was seen on surveillance camera cutting into and stealing from raffle baskets meant for the fundraiser. Neary and Sweeney died last weekend battling a factory fire in Kensington. continue reading »

This suspect is wanted for robbery in the 7th District. Image/Philadelphia Police

Police in the 7th District are looking for the man who robbed an elderly woman on her way home from the supermarket.

The 94-year-old was on the 8300-block of Loretto Avenue Sunday after a trip to nearby Bell’s Market. The suspect can be seen on surveillance video sneaking up behind the woman, knocking her over as he grabs her purse, and then running in the opposite direction. continue reading »

Mayfair Town Watch President Milt Martelack addresses the tire slashings at the group's late February meeting.

Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with some of the recent tire slashings in the 15th District.

Quincy Kramer, 21, is charged with slashing nine tires on the 3300-block of Cottman Avenue. He was seen on surveillance video the police department released Saturday after a suspect was seen slashing tires Thursday night near Cottman and Rowland avenue. continue reading »

Photo courtesy of Mark Fiorino

A gun-toting Lansdale man has received a $25,000 judgment in his lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia. The information technology worker says he was tired of being stopped for carrying a holstered gun on his hip. Because he has a permit, it’s perfectly legal.

Mark Fiorino said he decided to sue the city after a heated run-in with police last year as he walked along Frankford Avenue in Upper Holmesburg, wearing his holstered weapon, he was stopped by a police officer. Fiorino used a recorder to document the confrontation:

Fiorino: Sir, you’re threatening me with lethal force.

Police: I’m not threatening you.

Fiorino: You’re pointing a weapon at me.

Police: I don’t know who you are, you’ve got a gun on you.

Fiorino: Would you like to see my license to carry firearms and my driver’s license?

Police: I need backup I’ve got a guy with a gun on him, he’s giving me a little trouble.”

(Tensions escalated further after the officer instructed Fiorino to get down on his knees.)

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They live in Frankford; Northwood; Mayfair; Wissinoming; Lawncrest; and Tacony, and they’re 11 of the Philadelphia Police Department’s most-wanted violent offenders.

The department released a video slideshow Tuesday of the city’s 100 most-wanted violent felons who have outstanding warrants, and will run the images on Channel 64, Philadelphia’s public access TV station, in an effort to solicit tips. continue reading »