Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.

As previously reported on NEast Philly, William Gill, 33, robbed a TD Bank at 3930 Woodhaven Rd. on Jan. 19. Since then, the FBI has figured out more details about Gill, including that he was involved in other crimes such as other bank robberies, stealing a van and stabbing two people. After fleeing the scene of the stabbing, Gill was heard saying that he “Would not be taken alive by cops,” according to authorities.

Despite this claim, reports have said that Gill has been arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., for drug possession under the name of Michael Gill. Gill’s last known residence was at the 5000-block of Homestead Street.

Continue reading for an update on a 2006 robbery, news on a former Fox Chase Rec Center leader and more.

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Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a bank at Knights and Woodhaven roads yesterday afternoon, after he first attempted to rob a bank in Fishtown.

The suspect entered the TD Bank at 3930 Woodhaven Rd. around noon Tuesday. Reports say the man told the teller he had a gun, and then took off with an undisclosed amount of cash. continue reading »

Democratic District Attorney-elect Seth Williams addresses Shallcross Academy students about youth violence.

Camelot Schools held its sixth-annual anti-violence program for the first time ever in the Northeast.

Nearly 200 students at Shallcross Academy on Woodhaven Road gathered Tuesday to hear Democratic District Attorney-elect Seth Williams discuss how to avoid, prevent and overcome violence. Williams made curtailing youth violence a priority in his campaign, citing examples of how his own upbringing inspired his race for office. continue reading »

From left: Elizabeth Kaspern, Tyrell Wilkins, Rose McMenamin, Steven Gregory, Carolyn Wright, Wayne Bishop, Dana Dobson, Kent Lufkin.

On Friday, Oct. 30,  3rd Federal Bank, which already has a branch at Woodhaven, unveiled its plans for a new branch in the same center at Woodhaven and Knights roads. There was a ceremonial groundbreaking attended by the bank’s board of directors, the building contractors, Mayor Michael Nutter and several members of his staff, and members of the community. Bank president and CEO Kent Lufkin spoke and announced Mayor Nutter, who also spoke before the two gentlemen did a ceremonial dirt dig and toss, twice, to accommodate the photographers. continue reading »

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An overnight drag race sent one person to the hospital early this morning.

One of the two cars involved in the race flipped over and hit a median in the eastbound lanes of Woodhaven Road near Knights Road. The driver is being treated for minor injuries, and police are looking for the driver of the second car, who kept driving after the crash.

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Shoppers at Franklin Mills Mall discovered a body yesterday in the bushes near Liberty Plaza parking lot.

The lot, along Franklin Mills Boulevard and Woodhaven Road,  is across from Raymour and Flanigan.

Police have identified the body as that of a 29-year-old Philadelphia man, and have determined he has been dead for at least two days.  Foul play is not suspected, but the autopsy is still underway. The man’s identity will be released pending notification of his family.

Last night’s Somerton Civic Association meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance and a recap of what happened in the neighborhood over the summer. President Mary Jane Hazell apologized for the unusually low turnout (about 30 people), since many of the seniors are down the Shore.

Since the final meeting for summer ended in June, three major zoning cases came up, two involving business signs on Bustleton Avenue, and one involving a residential property. The owner of 10224 Bustleton Avenue has a continuance hearing scheduled for October, as he is seeking to have his garage zoned for additional housing. This will be his second appeal; the first was refused.

Board members and attendees then heard three new zoning cases – one from a resident, and two from business owners. continue reading »

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Two people – one a teenager – were injured in a car accident on Woodhaven Road yesterday morning.

It happened aroun 6:30 a.m. near the Franklin Mills exit. An SUV, the only vehicle involved in the crash – rolled onto its roof. A 15-year-old girl was ejected from the vehicle and taken to Aria’s Frankford-Torresdale Branch with several injuries. The second person involved remains in critical condition.

No word yet on the cause of the accident.