Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in the Frankford section of the city.
Tag: Crime
Police: Officer was dragged from car after traffic stop
The suspected driver of a stolen car sped off after being stopped by police in the city’s Frankford section Wednesday night, dragging an officer for half a block before he was able to free himself from the vehicle, authorities said.
Source: Police: Officer was dragged from car after traffic stop
October Crime Report for the 15th District PSA1
Thanks to the folks at opendataphilly.org we have the crime report, PSA1 includes the area from the Boulevard to the River between the Frankford Creek and Bridge Street. That takes in Frankford and Bridesburg.
Theft from vehicles continues to be a problem as we move into the cooler weather. October was the highest of the year with 55. Burglary on the other hand went down. Could it be that there are fewer open windows to attract burglars attention? There was another homicide during the month. There is a summary below and this is a link to the detail file that shows you where those thefts were.
| Aug-15 | Sep-15 | Oct-15 | |
| Aggravated Assault Firearm | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Aggravated Assault No Firearm | 16 | 24 | 24 |
| Burglary Non Residential | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Burglary Residential | 37 | 34 | 25 |
| Homicide | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Homicide – gross negligence | 0 | 0 | |
| Motor Vehicle Recovery | 21 | 17 | 19 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Rape | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Robbery Firearm | 20 | 10 | 8 |
| Robbery no Firearm | 21 | 13 | 18 |
| Theft | 54 | 49 | 33 |
| Theft from Vehicle | 22 | 19 | 55 |
| Total | 227 | 194 | 202 |
| days | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Average per day | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
If you would like to do something about crime on your block, the Frankford Town Watch is continuing to organize. There will be a training meeting on Wednesday, November 18th at 6 PM at St. Mark’s Church 4442 Frankford Avenue. The Town Watch is focusing on Eyes and Ears.
Man shot and killed in the 4200 Block of Tackawanna
A man in his 20s was shot and killed Thursday, October 29th, in the early morning. See the details at the link below.
Source: Man shot and killed in Frankford
PSA1 Moves Forward on Town Watch
Ronald Ryan. field coordinator for Town Watch Integrated Services, spoke at the 15th District PSA1 meeting on October 22nd. He gave a good presentation of what is required and how to train and recruit. A core group of some in attendance scheduled a planning meeting to get the project moving.
The next PSA1 meeting is scheduled for November 19th at 7 PM at Aria Hospital.
