Per the Philadelphia Police Department … “On July 27, at 1:00 p.m., three unknown males were captured on surveillance video entering an apartment building located at 2967 West School House Lane. These males entered several apartments by forcing open the…
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A police officer describes what arresting the confessed Kensington Strangler felt like
Minutes after a tipster said the alleged Kensington Strangler was in a house on Mutter Street, more than a dozen police officers converged on the area. Some blocked escape routes along the alley behind the house. Others ran to the…
Here’s a photo of the Kensington Strangler immediately after arrest
I haven’t had a chance to peruse the papers or TV station websites yet, but I suspect this photo sent via MMS by a friend on the force last night is among the first looks at an arrested Kensington Strangler.…
The Kensington Strangler
“Call it overzealous community policing or vengeful fear-mongering, but Facebook users are stirring the pot about the Kensington strangler. On a fan page called “Catch the Kensington Strangler, before he catches someone you love,” a user posted a photo of…
This is what a Philadelphia convenience-store armed robbery looks like…
Details from the Philadelphia Police Department… On 11/2/2010, at approximately 7:16pm, three black male suspects robbed the Shop Express store located on 6900 Old York Road at point of shotgun. #1 black male, 22-25, 5’8, 150lbs, black hoodie, blue jeans,…
Video of Trust Deli being robbed at gunpoint
I know the folks who own this deli. They’re good people. If you recognized the robber, call the cops. On 9/15/10, at approximately 5:30pm, the suspect featured in this video entered the Trust Deli and demanded money at gunpoint. Please…
Today’s Metro story
… is about two cops who (allegedly) thought it’d be a bright idea to rob someone who they thought was selling $20K worth of weed but turned out to be an undercover cop. Williams said some of the stolen $3,000…
This Week’s Metro Column (and today’s Inky column)
In the latter, I question the feasibility of the Philadelphia Police Department extracting themselves from the fender-bender business: The same police who concocted this streamlining went into a snit when District Attorney Seth Williams mentioned weakening the city’s marijuana-possession enforcement…