Police in the 15th District are looking for suspects and more information surrounding two recent incidents.

The first happened June 14 in Wissinoming when a man armed with a knife robbed Lisa & Charlie’s Market at 6017 Torresdale Ave. Authorities are looking for a white male in his 30s, about 5’11″. He was seen in surveillance video wearing a blue T-shirt and three-quarter length blue jeans. He fled on a black bike. continue reading »

A toddler was hospitalized after surviving a house fire early yesterday morning.

The 2-year-old was removed from a home on the 1200-block of Gilham Street, where a fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Two homes on the block caught fire, leaving eight people displaced to Red Cross facilities. The toddler was reported to be in stable condition at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.