Bill Kenny of the Northeast Times brings us this story about Raymond Grant and the Friends of Deni Playground. Read it here.
Crime in Frankford
I missed this story on the local news. A guy coming home from work gets shot after cashing his paycheck. The criminal probably spotted him at the check cashing place on Pratt Street. His mother may have saved his life.
Jessie Williams said she did not believe what she was seeing – a man pointing a gun at her son on Friday.
“He was saying, ‘I’m going to shoot you in the head,'” Williams said. “I was trying to grab my son, pull him in the house,” she said.
The man and her son struggled. Williams jumped into the fray but was unable to keep the man from firing his weapon, she said.”I heard two shots,” she said. “He shot my son in the chest.”
Read the rest of the story and watch the video at nbc10.com.
Read the entire story here at nbc10.com
Crime in Frankford
From 6abc.com:
…when an officer was injured while rushing to a call about gunshots fired into a crowd in the Frankford section.
Investigators say a rap video was being recorded outside of Minnow’s bar at Bridge and Jackson Streets when someone suddenly fired into the large crowd. 19-year-old Bruce Lassiter from the 5200 block of Dittman Avenue was shot and rushed to Temple University Hospital where he later died from his wounds.
Read the entire story here.
Crime in Frankford
We have updated the crime map page with data from 8/4 to 8/17/2008. Here is the link.
Next week in frankford
- Frankford Civic Association Meeting
When-Thu, Sep 4, 7pm – 9pmWhere-Frankford Hospital – 2nd floor conference room (map)
