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Police Investigating North Philly Woman's Death Police Investigating North Philly Woman's Death
Police Investigating North Philly Woman's Death Authorities are investigating after a 46-year-old woman died in a North Philadelphia apartment on Tuesday afternoon, March 5.  It happened on the 700 block of West Annsbury Street near Hunting Park, city police said.  The victim's boyfriend found her unresponsive on the floor in a second-story bedroom around 2:10 p.m., according to officials. She was pronounced dead a half hour later, police said.  Her name was not reported by police and authorities said her cause of death is still under review. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
90-Year-Old Philadelphia Man Has Been Missing Since October, Police Say 90-Year-Old Philadelphia Man Has Been Missing Since October, Police Say
90-Year-Old Philadelphia Man Has Been Missing Since October, Police Say Philadelphia police are searching for a missing senior.  Roy Trammell, 90, has not been seen since October 2023, according to detectives. He was last spotted on the 1700 block of French Street in North Philadelphia, authorities said.  Trammell is 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds with a thin build, police said. He has brown eyes, gray hair, a dark complexion, and a burn scar on his face.  He's known to frequent the 4100 block of Lancaster Avenue in the Powelton neighborhood of West Philly, authorities added.  Anyone with information is asked to call PPD's Central Detective…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Disturbing Video Shows Robbers Hold Philly Bar Patrons At Gunpoint: Police Disturbing Video Shows Robbers Hold Philly Bar Patrons At Gunpoint: Police
Disturbing Video Shows Robbers Hold Philly Bar Patrons At Gunpoint: Police Two gunmen walked into a North Philadelphia bar last week and opened fire before staging an armed robbery, according to city police detectives.  It happened around 4 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15 on the 400 block of East Wyoming Avenue, authorities said.  One 61-year-old man was shot in the leg before the robbers held the patrons at gunpoint and robbed them of cash and jewelry, police said.  The stick-up was recorded by the bar's security cameras.  Bar security footage shows the Feb. 15 robbery in Feltonville, Phila.  PhiladelphiaPolice Suspect one is described …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Woman, 83, Stabbed To Death On Porch In North Philadelphia: Authorities (UPDATED) Woman, 83, Stabbed To Death On Porch In North Philadelphia: Authorities (UPDATED)
Dolores Robinson, 83, Stabbed To Death In North Philly: PD An 83-year-old woman died from her wounds after she was stabbed on a porch in North Philadelphia Wednesday night, Feb. 14, according to city police.  It happened on the 2900 block of North 27th Street just after 8 p.m., authorities said.  Dolores Robinson was stabbed once in the left side of her neck and pronounced dead at the scene, detectives told Daily Voice. In a press conference on Thursday afternoon, police said she also suffered lacerations to the face and may have been shot with BB gun pellets. The suspect, Robinson's 47-year-old neighbor Isiaih Rahatt, ran into a nearby …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Firefighters Battle Blaze At Historic Hotel Philly Firefighters Battle Blaze At Historic Hotel
Philly Firefighters Battle Blaze At Historic Hotel Firefighters were called to the scene of a burning hotel in North Philadelphia Wednesday, authorities say.  The historic Hotel Carlyle at 1425 Poplar Street in Francisville caught fire during the morning hours on March 15, Philadelphia Fire Department announced. It took approximately 75 firefighters to knock down the flames, a task they managed in about an hour, department brass said.  One firefighter was injured at the scene, though officials did not detail their condition. No civilian injuries were reported.  "Several" occupants and some pets were displaced as a result of …

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by Mac Bullock