Archive for “crime”
Str8 out of Philly robbed at gunpoint
ROBBERY 1/28/12 2:24 a.m. 300 block of North 29th Street A male reported he and his business, Str8 out of Philly, were robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males.
Man robbed, shot on 33rd Street
Police Capt. Yvonne Crowder said the victim was a 25-year-old man who was stopped in the 600 block of North 33rd Street by a man wearing a mask and displaying a weapon.
Tillar convicted in Facebook murder
Three days later, according to witnesses, Tillar accosted Cobb in the Fairfield Court public housing complex in the city’s East End and said something like, “What was that stuff you said on Facebook to my girl?” Ultimately, Tillar shot Cobb in the back, fatally wounding him. [...] It took a Richmond Circuit Court jury about [...]
Fight leads to arrests, lockdown at Armstrong
This video is just in from the scene of Armstrong High School, where a fight has led to the arrest of multiple students. Dozens of police officers responded to the scene just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. As of 12:00 p.m., the school was still on lockdown.
Woman injured while stopping car break-in
Around 8:00 p.m. Saturday, the woman confronted the male suspect in a car break-in attempt in the 600 block of 22nd Street. The two got into a fight and at one point the suspect used a knife to cut the woman in the arm. We’re told the woman required a few stitches, but is otherwise [...]
Home invasion in Woodcroft
Police say around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, two suspects with guns kicked in the door of a house in the 1500 block of Jennie Scher Road. Two people were inside, one of them was struck.
Shooting on Phaup Street
Capt. Paul Kiniry said the victim, a 52-year-old man who had a gunshot wound to one arm, was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. The victim told police he had been shot at 6:50 p.m. in the 2100 block of Phaup Street by an unknown assailant.
