Nov8
The FBI and police in the 7th District are searching for two men wanted for a Bustleton bank robbery in August. The suspects are believed to be the same two who robbed a Flourtown bank four days later.
On Aug. 20, the armed suspects demanded money from a teller at the TD Bank branch at 9996 Haldeman Ave. The teller cooperated and the suspects fled.
They are described as follows: continue reading »
Let’s cut right to the chase here: Action News got wind of an animal raid at Clark Street and Haldeman Avenue in Bustleton. And told people it happened in Juniata.
Cue the laughter. continue reading »
Oct26
A family with a lost dog and a woman in Somerton are both shocked after a dead dog was discovered yesterday on a porch in Somerton.
Chico, a 3-year-old Husky , went missing Saturday from his home on Haldeman Avenue in. He was discovered Monday by Sherri Verdon, a Somerton resident who found the dog’s severed remains on her porch. continue reading »
Jul19
Saturday – A 19-year-old man was hospitalized early Saturday evening after being shot by police in Frankford. Officers encountered the man on the 4900-block of Griscom Street around 7:30 p.m., and noticed a gun in his waistband.
After running to a vacant lot, the man pulled his gun, and was shot by the officers. He was taken to Jefferson Hospital after being hit once in the back. Police recovered the weapon.
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Mar24
Police have released the identities of the two men who died Sunday night in a car accident on Roosevelt Boulevard and Haldeman Avenue.
The driver, 21-year-old Witchy Louis of the 7200-block of Souder Street, and his friend, 20-year-old Shahariar Ahmed Rabbi of the 7100-block of Kindred Street, were killed when their Toyota Camry rear-ended a flatbed truck and became stuck.
The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
Mar22
Two people were killed and one injured in two separate car accidents over night.
The first happened around 8:45 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard between Haldeman Avenue and Comly Road. The driver of the vehicle rear-ended a flatbed truck, leaving the car’s two male passengers trapped inside. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, and traffic in the northbound lanes was closed until the accident was cleared. continue reading »
Mar21
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We just received this e-mail alert from the Philadelphia Police:
NORTHBOUND ROOSEVELT BLVD AT HALDEMAN, OUTTER LANES CLOSED DUE TO A FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT – FROM POLICE RADIO
We will have more details as they come in.
Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.
The Philadelphia Police Department’s Northeast Detectives Division is seeking the public’s help in locating its most-wanted suspects in connection with crimes linked to the Northeast. Call 215-686-3153 to report information about any of the suspects.
Keep reading for an update on a bank robber helped caught by Daily News readers, vandalism at Nifty Fifty’s and more. continue reading »
Jul28

By Shannon McDonald
In its report about an early morning car accident on Roosevelt Boulevard Sunday, Action News said the crash took place in the northbound lanes near Conwell Street. continue reading »