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Police & Fire
Southwest Philly Gunpoint Carjacking Suspect Wanted By Police (
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Investigators are searching for the gunman who stole a vehicle in Southwest Philadelphia early Monday, April 8, city police say. The suspect had a black handgun when he carjacked a victim on the 7200 block of Woodland Avenue around 2:25 a.m., authorities said in a release. The car is a gray 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Pennsylvania tag number MKZ-7506, police said. The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall black man in his early 20s, nicknamed "Skinny," according to detectives. He was wearing black hoodie with the words "miscreant mentality" written on the hood…
Police & Fire
Car Hits Three Children On Philadelphia Street: Authorities
Three children are in the hospital after they were struck by a car in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday, March 14, city police said. It happened near the corner of Woodland Avenue and South 68th Street around 4 p.m., according to PPD. The victims were crossing the street when they were hit by a Subaru, authorities said. A 6-year-old boy suffered severe head and face injuries and was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in critical condition, police said. The others, an 11-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, received minor injuries to their legs, face, a…
Traffic
3 Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Historic Home
Three people were reportedly injured when an out-of-service SEPTA trolley derailed and crashed into a historic Philadelphia home, transit authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, a SEPTA spokesperson said. The trolley was coming from SEPTA’s Elmwood Depot when it came off the tracks and hit a vehicle before crashing into the home at 7303 Woodland Avenue, according to authorities. Two people in the struck car were hurt, as well as a mechanic who was riding on the trolley, SEPTA said. It's not clear what caused the troll…
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Boy Missing In Philadelphia
Philadelphia police are looking for a missing 5-year-old boy, the department told Daily Voice. Tyleek Young was last seen on the 6400 block of Woodland Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, city police said. He is described as 4-foot-7, weighing 70 pounds with a thin build, short hair and brown eyes. A description of his clothing on Tuesday was not immediately available, investigators added. Anyone with information is urged to call the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183 or 911.
Police & Fire
Two Women Killed In Pair Of Shootings: Philadelphia Police
Two Philadelphia women were shot and killed within an hour of each other early Thursday morning, city police told Daily Voice. The first attack happened at 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 23 in Kingsessing, the department said. Police were called to a bar on the 5300 block of Woodland Avenue, where a man told them that a woman in a car opened fire at another pedestrian. The man said he shot back at her before she fled. Soon after, a woman with gunshot wounds to the chest and arm arrived at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center in a silver Infiniti, police said. She died there at 1:11 a.m., a…