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• 9456 State Rd. Local Legislators Oppose Foxwoods Request For More Time

  Visit Us At 9456 State Rd. in Phila. -- 215-612-1441

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on December 2, 2009.

• 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue Police say blind woman targeted by her attackers

  The victim lives on the 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue, near Cottman Avenue. She has been released from a hospital, where she was taken with bruises and other injuries after the attack.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on December 1, 2009.

• 1900 block of East Cheltenham Avenue Police: Man captures robbery after dog is slain

  At 10:30 Sunday night, four men - two with shotguns and one with an assault rifle - entered an unlocked home in the 1900 block of East Cheltenham Avenue in the city's Frankford section, police said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on December 1, 2009.

• 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue Blind Woman Bound, Raped In NE Philadelphia

  Police tell Eyewitness News, the 50-year-old blind woman was bound and raped in her home on the 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue, just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 30, 2009.

• 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue 50-Year-Old Blind Woman Beaten, Raped

  Philadelphia Police were called to the 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue in the Holmesburg section of the city shortly before 6p.m. after the blind woman who lives there said a man approached he from behind, forced her into her home and sexually assaulted her.

  Published by NBC Philadelphia on November 30, 2009.

• 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue Blind Woman Beaten, Sexually Assaulted in Holmesburg

  The incident happened on Sunday afternoon around 1:30pm inside the victim's Holmesburg home that was ransacked in the 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue.

  Published by KYW Newsradio 1060 on November 30, 2009.

• 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue Police press hunt for rapist of blind woman

  The victim was attacked as she entered her home on 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue in the city's Mayfair section yesterday afternoon. Police responded to the scene around 5 p.m.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 30, 2009.

• 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue Several Theories in Rape of Blind Woman

  Police say the woman lived alone in the home in the 7300 block of Torresdale Avenue (above), but family had lived with her previously. Authorities want to talk with those family members as part of the investigation.

  Published by KYW Newsradio 1060 on November 30, 2009.

• Erdrick and Teesdale Shooter cop was investigated for multiple citizen complaints

  Tepper allegedly chased the men in his private vehicle after they verbally harassed his fiancee, who was standing at Erdrick and Teesdale streets about 2:30 a.m. on April 9, 1995.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 25, 2009.

• Penn Street near Cheltenham Shooter cop was investigated for multiple citizen complaints

  In the third pertinent complaint, Ronald Spencer was stopped by Tepper in 2001 on Penn Street near Cheltenham for fitting the description of a wanted man (he was later determined not to be that man). He claimed that Tepper punched him in the head during the stop.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 25, 2009.

• Harbison Avenue and Levick Street Shooter cop was investigated for multiple citizen complaints

  Spencer, 19 at the time, was taken into the 15th district, at Harbison Avenue and Levick Street, to be identified because he refused to give his name. He said that he was...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 25, 2009.

• Erdrick and Teesdale Shooter cop was investigated for multiple citizen complaints

  Tepper allegedly chased the men in his private vehicle after they verbally harassed his fiancee, who was standing at Erdrick and Teesdale streets about 2:30 a.m. on April 9, 1995.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 25, 2009.

• Penn Street near Cheltenham Shooter cop was investigated for multiple citizen complaints

  In the third pertinent complaint, Ronald Spencer was stopped by Tepper in 2001 on Penn Street near Cheltenham for fitting the description of a wanted man (he was later determined not to be that man). He claimed that Tepper punched him in the head during the stop.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 25, 2009.

• Harbison Avenue and Levick Street Shooter cop was investigated for multiple citizen complaints

  Spencer, 19 at the time, was taken into the 15th district, at Harbison Avenue and Levick Street, to be identified because he refused to give his name. He said that he was...

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 25, 2009.

• Cottman Avenue near Sackett Street Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...seen in a red-and-green plaid jacket, with denim shorts over blue pants, on Cottman Avenue near Sackett Street. Middleton is 5 feet 9, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. Anyone with...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 24, 2009.

• Cottman Avenue near Sackett Street Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...seen in a red-and-green plaid jacket, with denim shorts over blue pants, on Cottman Avenue near Sackett Street. Middleton is 5 feet 9, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. Anyone with...

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 24, 2009.

• 3200 Cottman Avenue Northeast Philadelphia Man Goes Missing

  Police say James Middleton went missing at about 12 a.m. from 3200 Cottman Avenue.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 24, 2009.

• Horrocks Street near Knorr Weekend of shootings, invasions & alleged bare-hand neck-breaking

  Despite the late hour, the Crazy Hands barbershop, on Lehigh Avenue near 24th Street, was open and serving customers at about 10:21 p.m. when Odd, of Horrocks Street near Knorr, in the city's Oxford Circle section, and an unidentified fellow barber at the store got into an argument, Wilkins said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• Horrocks Street near Longshore Avenue Weekend of shootings, invasions & alleged bare-hand neck-breaking

  Gannon Lowery, 23, of Horrocks Street near Longshore Avenue, in Oxford Circle, was shot once in the chest and once in the head by the unidentified homeowner, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:41 p.m.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• Horrocks Street near Knorr Weekend of shootings, invasions & alleged bare-hand neck-breaking

  Despite the late hour, the Crazy Hands barbershop, on Lehigh Avenue near 24th Street, was open and serving customers at about 10:21 p.m. when Odd, of Horrocks Street near Knorr, in the city's Oxford Circle section, and an unidentified fellow barber at the store got into an argument, Wilkins said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 23, 2009.

• Horrocks Street near Longshore Avenue Weekend of shootings, invasions & alleged bare-hand neck-breaking

  Gannon Lowery, 23, of Horrocks Street near Longshore Avenue, in Oxford Circle, was shot once in the chest and once in the head by the unidentified homeowner, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:41 p.m.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 23, 2009.

• 6300 block of Horrocks Street Arrests made in killings of baby, mother, barber

  Odd lived in the 6300 block of Horrocks Street in Oxford Circle.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• 6333 Frankford Avenue Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Comes to Philly’s Devon Theater

  6333 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19135

  Published by uwishunu Philly on November 19, 2009.

• Cottman Avenue and State Road Cars Struck By Debris Thrown From Vacant Building

  Steven Burns said he was driving near the intersection of Cottman Avenue and State Road when a large piece of metal debris fell from an abandoned building, striking his windshield.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 18, 2009.

• 2601 Holme Avenue Making the Boulevard Safer

  The first meeting took place on Tuesday night in Northeast Philadelphia.  The second is on Thursday from 3pm-5pm in the Marian Hall first floor conference room at Nazareth Hospital, 2601 Holme Avenue.

  Published by KYW Newsradio 1060 on November 18, 2009.

• Craig Street near Decatur Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...Huckstep, 22, was shot once in the head shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Craig Street near Decatur, just three blocks from his home on Decatur Street near Rowland Avenue. He was pronounced...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 17, 2009.

• Decatur Street near Rowland Avenue Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...30 a.m. on Craig Street near Decatur, just three blocks from his home on Decatur Street near Rowland Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 17, 2009.

• Craig Street near Decatur Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...Huckstep, 22, was shot once in the head shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Craig Street near Decatur, just three blocks from his home on Decatur Street near Rowland Avenue. He was pronounced...

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 17, 2009.

• Decatur Street near Rowland Avenue Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...30 a.m. on Craig Street near Decatur, just three blocks from his home on Decatur Street near Rowland Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene...

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 17, 2009.

• Craig Street near Decatur Police seek suspects, motives in 6 cases of weekend violence

  * 1:43 a.m. yesterday - A 20-year-old man whose identity was not released was shot once in the head on Craig Street near Decatur, in Holmesburg. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:55 a.m.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 16, 2009.