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By Alex Lloyd Gross It is becoming a daily occurrence at George Washington High School in Northeast Philadelphia. The entire school is on lockdown due to the fact that students cannot control themselves and start fighting. Today, February 24, 2016 proved no different when a brawl send staff members scurrying in all directions to break…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Several businesses located around the 4600 block of Frankford Avenue sustained varying degrees of damage, from a six alarm fire that raced through the area on Saturday, February 13, 2016. One firefighter sustained minor injuries in the blaze. The blaze was reported around 9:30 AM at Joe’s Auto Repair, which is…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross In late 2008 City of Philadelphia firefighters were ordered to close stations for specific tours of duty, to save money. This practice , according to firefighters and public safety officials put lives in jeopardy and increased response times. Then Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter said it did not and the fire…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross A serious accident caused Cottman Avenue to be closed to traffic yesterday afternoon, February 10, 2016 . The wreck involved a tractor trailer and a passenger car. Emergency crews were dispatched to a standard crash on Cottman Avenue, near Tulip Street. When they got there, they found out it was anything…
Read More about Accident with haz-mat closes Cottman AvenueBy Alex Lloyd Gross Bensalem police still have no idea how a 53 year old worker at an industrial building wound up on the loading dock, it a forklift turn on it’s side,on top of him. The incident happened just after 10:30a.m. today, February 3, 2016. The building, which sits at the end of Marshall…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross A one alarm fire destroyed a three story twin house, and damaged several adjacent houses with smoke. Ladder trucks were extended to those houses to help firefighters place water where they wanted it, and also to protect the exposures. The blaze, destroyed the house on the 4900 block of Rawle Street…
Read More about Fire destroys Wissinoming houseBy Alex Lloyd Gross A telephone scam is starting up again and looks to be prevalent in the Philly area. A man with a heavy Indian accent calls and tells you he is an IRS agent and you are in big trouble unless you pay and pay now. At times, they will leave a…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Two people were hurt, one seriously, after Bristol Twp. Police said that one driver disregarded a traffic light and collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Route 13 and Edgely Avenue. The crash happened just after 5:30 PM and caused traffic to be diverted. one driver was trapped in her…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross A man working on a construction project on Market street, near 3rd Street in the Olde City section of Philadelphia is expected to survive with after being trapped in a hole in which he was working January 9, 2016. The incident happened just after 3:00 P.M. when the dirt became lose…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Traffic was a mess in Bristol today, January 6, 2016. A truck that had an extendable boom on it was doing work on the 200 block of route 13 in Bristol Borough , when the boom shifted and came close to live electrical wires. The wires arched and caught the truck…
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