Two men including one with a pocketknife pushed another against a wall and robbed him of a substantial amount of cash.
Around 2 p.m. Saturday, the duo passed a 43-year-old man on the 900 block of South 15th Street, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. They pinned him to the wall twisting his right arm behind his back and confiscated $1,025 from him before fleeing east on the 1400 block of Washington Avenue.
The suspects were described as black, age 28 to 32 and cleanly shaven. One was 6-foot-1 and wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans while the other was 5-foot-7 and wearing a brown jacket and a baseball cap.
Contact Staff Writer Amanda Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
Police arrived on the 2200 block of Catharine Street at 6:23 p.m. May 14 where they found Jamal El, 18, of the same block, with two gunshot wounds to the chest, Officer Jill Russell of Police Public Affairs Unit said.
A man was arrested after becoming irate and firing shots when he came home and discovered his baby’s mama had a new man.
A fight turned physical and resulted in gunfire after one man was smacked with a rock Monday afternoon.
Police nabbed a serial Center City bank robber on Friday.
Two men knocked before entering a home that they looted for money, but came up empty handed Friday.
A woman’s ex-flame waived a gun around as the two argued about her new relationship Friday at her home.
A drunken man, who claimed he had a gun, harassed and assaulted a teen last week.
Two men with bandanas covering their faces held up a local Wawa early May 12.
After a verbal dispute, a man was run over by a SUV hopping the curb outside of ShopRite Saturday evening.
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1. scurvy wafers said... on May 23, 2010 at 07:48AM
“black criminals? in philadelphia? how did THAT happen?!?”
2. Anonymous said... on May 27, 2010 at 10:12PM
“And people wonder why more whites are moving out of the city than into it.”