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15th District PSA1 Crime Report

This report is for Frankford in the PSA1 area.  Frankford, between Bridge Street and Cheltenham Avenue, is in PSA2 and we can’t accurately break out those numbers.  There have been at least 2 homicides in that area so far this year.

Taking a different look at the numbers to see if there is a trend.

Comparing the last four years: More people are being shot so far this year. Burglary is going down. Robbery going down. Homicide about the same. Theft is going down.  Aggravated Assaults up.  Crime with firearms up.

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No more arrests for vagrancy and loitering.  The theory is that this will free up the police to respond to more serious issues.

The bike patrols, as promised, have been implemented.  You will see them primarily between Brill and Arrott Streets and from Penn to Duffield. They do drop in to other locations however, I noticed a group down on Orthodox at Trenton Avenue last week.  The schedule varies so the bad guys can’t tell wen they will be swooping down on them.

Come to the next PSA1 meeting on September 22nd at 7 PM at the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club at 1901 Bridge Street.  Find out what is really happening, first hand.

 

 

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Frankford NAC Approves Auto Repair Shop

The vote went in favor of approving the application for a variance for the auto repair shop at 1911-15 Church Street at the Frankford NAC meeting on September 8th.

The property is zoned RSA-5 for single dwellings but has been in use as an industrial site since anyone can remember.  There was neighborhood support for the variance with one elegible voter in attendance.

The other cases on the agenda were:

1640 Church Street is seeking a variance for an auto detail/repair shop.  The owners failed to show for the third time and must now go through the application process again.

1930 and 1958 Bridge Street are single family homes and the owner wants to convert them to triplex apartments.  They came well prepared and made a presentation but the zoning notices on the properties were not on display (they had been vandalized) when the NAC visited the site.  The applicant posted new notices and will ask for a continuance and return to the next meeting for a vote.

The next Frankford NAC meeting will be held on October 13th at 7 PM at the 2nd Baptist church at 1801 Meadow Street.

 

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Pennsylvania to Fund Holistic Drug Addiction Treatment

Pennsylvania is funding health care centers that take a holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.  I am assuming that this is after a statistical analysis, they have proven that this method has significantly higher positive outcomes than the pill mills that have made a home in Frankford in the past.

There are 45 statewide “Centers of Excellence” and Frankford’s Wedge Medical is among them.  Get the entire story from Newsworks at the link below.

Source: Pennsylvania to fund drug addiction treatment centers — NewsWorks

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Voters Must Regain Control of Election Outcomes

Former state House Speaker John Perzel ended up going to jail for spending millions in taxpayer dollars on outside consultants who helped him better predict voting patterns to draw up safe Republican districts, including his own.   If the Democrats had been in power, they would have done the same.  The losers are the voters.  Read the rest of the story at the link below.

Source: Voters must regain control of election outcomes – The Morning Call