The 15th District PSA1 meeting is being held Thursday night July 14th at 7 PM at Aria Hospital. Come and meet the police and find out what is going on in the community and let them know how you see it.
15th District PSA1 Meeting Tomorrow Night
Tag: Crime
Burglary Up in Frankford
We have been working on the crime stats for June and are waiting for some followup information from the police for the full report but one thing is obvious, burglary is up in June compared to May. Compared to last year at this time, it is about the same.
From Joe Krause, President of the Northwood Civic:
Just getting the info now so don’t reply with questions. Apparently there was a burglary today on the 5100 block of Castor Avenue. As I get details I will post them. I encourage everyone to invest the $200-$300 and get a surveillance system. They are easy to install and easy to access. If it’s not affordable then go in half’s with a neighbor and you will all have access through your phone, tablet, computer, or TV. We really need to get some pictures of these mutts and we need to follow their prosecution so the DA’s office and judges don’t drop the ball and let these people walk. The last burglar caught was out in 2 days.
Follow this link to see where the burglaries were in June. Take Joe’s advice. I know these camera’s have solved crimes and probably saved lives. You can’t stop the burglars but you can encourage to go somewhere else.
15th District PSA1 Meeting
The first question asked of Lt. Duane Gordon at the 15th District PSA1 meeting on June 23rd was about the string of homicides and aggravated assaults in the area of Bridge Street from Torresdale Avenue to Charles Street. Lt. Gordon could not comment about the details of the investigation except to say that there are leads that are being investigated.
Ronald Ryan made a presentation on Town Watch and it was agreed that he would attend the Frankford Forward meeting on July 27th to train their participants. Stephen Bowne has been forming a town watch within that group and those members are ready for training.
Allen Leppert made a presentation on the Civilian Police Academy which allows civilians to learn more about police work by attending a multi week course at the police academy. It is 2 hours per week for 13 weeks beginning on September 7th. For further information, contact Allen through the Gazette at gil@frankfordgazette.com.
A Margaret Street resident complained about lack of enforcement by police of parking and extreme noise violations in that area.
Joe Krause raised the issue of two armed robberies in Northwood in June. Residents want a dedicated patrol in that area. Lt. Gordon said this is an issue for Tactical who will then put out plain clothes cops into the area. Krause was not entirely satisfied with that response.
Lt. Gordon spoke about the problem of making arrests only to see the suspects out on bail the next day. He says citizens have to monitor what the judges do after the arrest is made in order to see how the system works. Judges are elected officials.
The next 15th District PSA1 meeting will be held on July 14th at Aria Hospital at 7 PM. This is earlier than usual in the month and had to be rescheduled due to the Democratic National Convention being held at the end of the month.
Arrest in 2014 Northwood Homicide
Thanks to information from Chris Sawyer’s CourtWatch, we can see that an arrest has been made in the case of the homicide that took place at Ramona and Adams in Northwood in 2014. No other information is available from the court records which you can view at this link.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
See the original report at the link below.
Source: Man struck by car then fatally shot in Northeast Philadelphia | 6abc.com
Suspicious Death of Man 50 in Frankford
Police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death” of a 50-year-old man in his Frankford apartment early Friday. Read the story at the link below.
Source: Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of man, 50, in Frankford
