Feb6
Friday – Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a Wissinoming man being fatally stabbed inside his home. The 50-year-old was found dead around 11:30 Friday night on the 6200-block of Cottage Street. No further details have been released.
Saturday – A three-car crash left three people injured Saturday nigh in Lawncrest. continue reading »
Dec19
Friday – A 74-year-old woman died Friday morning after being struck by a car in Holmesburg.
The woman was crossing Frankford Avenue traffic on the 7700-block where she was picking up a rental car when she was struck. Authorities are trying to determine if the driver, who stopped, will be charged. continue reading »
Aug16

UPDATE: The victim in the car has been identified at 25-year-old Landis Carter of the 2300-block of Tremont Street.
Police in the 2nd and 7th Districts are busy today searching for suspects in two separate incidents that took place early this morning.
Around 1:30 a.m., a teenager delivering pizza was robbed and stabbed by a group of three males on the 6100-block of Belden Street in Oxford Circle. Five hours later, police in the 7th District were called to the Plaza Towers Apartments on the 2300-block of Tremont Street where a man was shot in his car. continue reading »
May31
Two people were stabbed Monday night and one person was arrested following an incident on the 800-block of Sanger Street.
A 50-year-old man was arrested around 9 p.m. when authorities were called to the scene. continue reading »
Mar15
Police located a stabbing suspect early yesterday morning in Lawndale. It what appears to be a domestic dispute, a woman stabbed a man in the chest in a home on the 1100-block of Kerper Street, then fled the scene. continue reading »
Jan13
A Wissinoming man was stabbed Monday in Northern Liberties. According to a police report, Edward Prescott was sitting on steps early that evening when a man approached and stabbed him. continue reading »
Oct4
Friday – The Frankford Gazette has photos and video from Friday’s Unlitter Us rally at Frankford Avenue and Pratt Street. continue reading »
Aug17
A woman was arrested early yesterday morning in connection with a stabbing in Rhawnhurst.
A 23-year-old male was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed in the stomach in an apartment on the 7800-block of Algon Avenue. continue reading »
Jun14
Friday – A Frankford High School student tested positive last week for tuberculosis. A spokesperson for the School District of Philadelphia said both the district and parents of all Frankford High students were notified. Students and staff who spent more than two class periods with the infected student will have to be tested for TB, as well. continue reading »
Apr30
Police are questioning the girlfriend of man who was stabbed to death in Tacony Wednesday night.
According to reports, the 36-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend, 25, outside an apartment on the 4800-block of Longshore Avenue around 8 p.m. The man was taken to Aria Health-Torresdale for the chest wound, where he was pronounced dead just 35 minutes later.
It’s unclear whether the girlfriend faces charges.