There’s some argument over Frankford’s northern border. Some say it’s Cheltenham Avenue; others say Bridge Street. Regardless, the shootings that played out this past spring on the 2000-block of Bridge Street were in Frankford.

Yet, Wissinoming residents got a scare April 5 when Action News ran this headline: “Man and woman found shot in Wissinoming.” continue reading »

Friday – Authorities are investigating the shooting of a man by police early Friday morning in an incident that began outside Aria Health-Frankford. Reports say officers witnessed a car drop off two gunshot victims at the hospital, and the officers decided to follow the car. During a confrontation, officers reportedly shot a suspect near Hawthorne and Pratt streets around 2 a.m. continue reading »

A man was shot early Sunday morning following an argument inside a Frankford bar. Police rushed the 25-year-old victim to the hospital around 1 a.m. after the incident at Elran’s Place at Pratt and Oakland streets. continue reading »

Police are still looking for the driver who fled the scene after striking a 4-year-old boy in Frankford.

Carl Russ is now recovering from facial surgery. He was struck when he broke free of his father’s grasp and ran out onto Pratt Street on his way to school. continue reading »

Friday – Police are looking for a Lincoln Town Car involved in a hit-and-run accident that left a 4-year-old boy in the hospital. The driver struck the boy around 8 a.m. as the boy ran out between cars on the 1600-block of Pratt Street while walking with his father. The driver fled the scene in what may be a limo car. The boy suffered jaw and facial injuries and was in critical condition. continue reading »

A teenager in Frankford who reported a rape to police yesterday afternoon has recanted her story. The 15-year-old told police she was abducted at knifepoint yesterday outside the McDonald’s at Frankford Avenue and Pratt Street.

She reportedly told authorities that a man and woman abducted her, transported her to a house, raped her and then returned her to the McDonald’s. continue reading »

West Frankford Town Watch President Mike Mawson has reported that two shootings occurred overnight during town watch patrols. continue reading »

Updated 10/20/10 @ 2:30 p.m.

The shooting that left a 19-year-old in critical condition outside a former adult theater in Frankford brings to light the ever-present battle with irresponsible absentee landlords, says Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez.

The reason so many absentee landlords are able to remain derelict in their responsibilities to maintain safe, clean and community-orientated properties, Sanchez said at Tuesday night’s Northwood Civic Association meeting, is because the city doesn’t have the man power to track them down.

“Part of the problem has always been about resources,” Sanchez said last night to nearly twenty residents in the basement of St. James Church at the corner of Castor Avenue and Pratt Street.

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Friday – The Frankford Gazette has photos and video from Friday’s Unlitter Us rally at Frankford Avenue and Pratt Street. continue reading »

Saturday – A shooting in Frankford send a male to Einstein Medical Center early Saturday morning. West Frankford Town Watch reported the man was shot around 1:30 a.m. on the 5100-block of Frankford Avenue behind the Wachovia Bank.

In related news, a tip from West Frankford Town Watch says the crime camera at Frankford Avenue and Pratt Street does not work, and has not been working for the past three months. continue reading »