Friday – Lifeguards came to the rescue Friday night in Torresdale, where a young girl nearly drowned. Two lifeguards at the Torresdale Boys Club pool on Linden Avenue pulled the 4-year-old from the water when one noticed her struggling. The girl was taken to Aria Health-Torresdale in stable condition after one of the lifeguards performed CPR. continue reading »

Police caught one of three suspects who stole a cash register from a Torresdale Wawa early Wednesday morning. Three suspects ripped the register from the counter and fled. continue reading »

Police have confirmed the SUV pulled from the Delaware River yesterday morning is stolen. A jogger spotted the sunken Lincoln Navigator Monday morning near Delaware and Linden avenues in East Torresdale. continue reading »

Saturday — A Castor Gardens family escaped uninjured from a home invasion Saturday morning. Three men entered a home on the 1200-block of Fanshawe Street, where the suspects tied the family up and demanded money.

It’s unclear how much money the men got, if any, but they did leave with the family’s Honda Civic. There’s been no word of an arrest. continue reading »

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An early morning watermain break sent a plume of water 100 feet into the air, causing a portion of State Road to shut down.

Around 7 a.m., a main on the 8500-block of State Road in Holmesburg burst, and the pressure resulted in what looked like a geyser spouting from the road. continue reading »

A man died Friday night while crossing State Road near Linden Avenue just blocks from his home.

The 54-year-old victim was crossing west to east on the 9200-block of State Road when a vehicle traveling southbound struck him shortly after 11 p.m.

The victim’s name will not be released until his family has been notified.

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Heated arguments broke out at last night’s East Torresdale Civic Association meeting, where residents and board members collided over a zoning issue, causing many of them to walk out vowing never to return.

A variance to allow twin homes to be built using outdated zoning policies set off a slew of sidebar conversations and angry tangents, despite a signed petition’s from the property owner’s neighbors. continue reading »