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• Rising Sun and Adams Avenues 2-Alarm Fire Engulfs Building In Northeast

  Heavy smoke and flames have engulfed a three-story building at Rising Sun and Adams Avenues.

  Published by CBS 3 on December 2, 2009.

• 2032 Cottman Ave. Local Legislators Oppose Foxwoods Request For More Time

  2032 Cottman Ave. in Phila. -- 215-742-7767

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

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue Candle caused apartment-building fire, officials say

  The predawn Sunday fire consumed a 41-unit building at the Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue and sent 23 people, including four firefighters, to the hospital. Some leaped from windows in...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 24, 2009.

• 7024 Rising Sun Avenue Candle Causes Five Alarm Fire in Northeast

  Flames broke out around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning in a third floor apartment at the Austin Manor Apartments at 7024 Rising Sun Avenue and eventually grew to five alarms, officials said.

  Published by NBC Philadelphia 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.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson 21 injured in five-alarm Lawndale apartment-building fire

  " 'The building is on fire' is all she kept saying," said Ortega, 32, who lives in the Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson. " 'Everybody's jumping out windows!' " the neighbor added with urgency.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue N.E. Phila. blaze leaves 80 people homeless

  Nineteen of the 80 were taken to three hospitals after some of them leapt from windows in the three-story Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson 21 injured in five-alarm Lawndale apartment-building fire

  " 'The building is on fire' is all she kept saying," said Ortega, 32, who lives in the Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson. " 'Everybody's jumping out windows!' " the neighbor added with urgency.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News 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.

• 7000 block of Rising Sun Avenue 12 injured in 5-alarm apartment fire in Lawncrest

  The scene is the Austin Manor apartment building on the 7000 block of Rising Sun Avenue.

  Published by Channel 6 Action News on November 22, 2009.

• Rising Sun and Tyson 5-Alarm Fire Destroys NE Philadelphia Apartments

  According to officials, the fire broke out at 4:32 Sunday morning. It appears to have started in a second floor unit at the Austin Manor apartments off of Rising Sun and Tyson avenues in the city's Rawnhurst section.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 22, 2009.

• 7200 block of Rising Sun Fire Rips Through NE Philadelphia Apartment Building

  The fire was reported in a three story apartment building in the 7200 block of Rising Sun near Tyson Avenue just after 4:30am on Sunday.

  Published by KYW Newsradio 1060 on November 22, 2009.

• 7024 Rising Sun Ave. Five-Alarm Fire Destroys NE Apt. Building

  According to fire officials, the fire started at 4:38 a.m. in a second floor unit at the Austin Manor Apartments at 7024 Rising Sun Ave.

  Published by NBC Philadelphia on November 22, 2009.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Street Northeast Phila. apartment building destroyed by fire

  Nineteen people were taken to three hospitals after some of them leapt out of windows in the three-story Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Street.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 22, 2009.

• Cottman and Summerdale Avenues Two Phila. Police Officers Injured in Crash

  Two police officers were injured after a crash near the intersection of Cottman and Summerdale Avenues in Northeast Philadelphia.

  Published by KYW Newsradio 1060 on November 16, 2009.

• 6754 Martins Mill Road SPCA raids pet grooming shop

  It happened at around 2:00 p.m. at the grooming shop located at 6754 Martins Mill Road.

  Published by Channel 6 Action News on November 14, 2009.

• Sanger Street and Loretto Avenue Man fatally shoots autistic son, then himself

  With his dead son's body in the car, Duque drove to Sanger Street and Loretto Avenue, in Oxford Circle. He parked next to St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church and shot himself in the head shortly after 6 a.m., police said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 10, 2009.

• Sanger Street and Loretto Avenue Man fatally shoots autistic son, then himself

  With his dead son's body in the car, Duque drove to Sanger Street and Loretto Avenue, in Oxford Circle. He parked next to St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church and shot himself in the head shortly after 6 a.m., police said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 10, 2009.

• 7248 Rising Sun Ave. FBI says robber targets banks on same NE Phila street

  The latest heist occurred about 2:50 p.m. yesterday when the man walked into Citizens Bank Branch at 7248 Rising Sun Ave. and passed a demand note, the FBI said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 10, 2009.

• 6705 Rising Sun Ave. FBI says robber targets banks on same NE Phila street

  The same bandit is suspected in robberies at a PNC Bank branch at 6705 Rising Sun Ave. and a Bank of America Branch at 6425 Rising Sun Ave., both on Oct. 27.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 10, 2009.

• 6425 Rising Sun Ave. FBI says robber targets banks on same NE Phila street

  The same bandit is suspected in robberies at a PNC Bank branch at 6705 Rising Sun Ave. and a Bank of America Branch at 6425 Rising Sun Ave., both on Oct. 27.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 10, 2009.

• 7200 block of Rising Sun Avenue FBI, Philadelphia Police Seek Serial Bank Robber

  According to police, at bout 3 p.m. Monday, an unidentified man entered the Citizens Bank branch on the 7200 block of Rising Sun Avenue and demanded money through a note.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 10, 2009.

• 6700 block of Rising Sun FBI, Philadelphia Police Seek Serial Bank Robber

  According to police, the same suspect is sought in connection to a robbery of the PNC Bank on the 6700 block of Rising Sun and the Bank of America on the 6400 block of Rising Sun. Both incidents occurred on October 27, 2009.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 10, 2009.

• 6400 block of Rising Sun FBI, Philadelphia Police Seek Serial Bank Robber

  According to police, the same suspect is sought in connection to a robbery of the PNC Bank on the 6700 block of Rising Sun and the Bank of America on the 6400 block of Rising Sun. Both incidents occurred on October 27, 2009.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 10, 2009.

• Sanger Street near Loretto Avenue Philadelphia Police Investigate Murder-Suicide

  The bodies of both the unidentified teen and his father were found at about 6 a.m. Monday in a van on Sanger Street near Loretto Avenue.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 9, 2009.

• Oxford Avenue near Passmore Street Briefly... CITY/REGION

  Jonte Slate, of Oxford Avenue near Passmore Street, had several gunshot wounds to the neck and back of his head, police said. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 6, 2009.

• Oxford Avenue near Passmore Street Briefly... CITY/REGION

  Jonte Slate, of Oxford Avenue near Passmore Street, had several gunshot wounds to the neck and back of his head, police said. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 6, 2009.