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One Dead After West Philadelphia Car Accident

The victim lost control of his car and crashed into a pole early Saturday morning.

2012/04/21

Vandals Slash Tires Of 17 Cars In Overbrook

The crime remained the same, but this time the neighborhood has changed. Residents in the city’s Overbrook section woke up Thursday morning to find either their car tires slashed or a corrosive substance splashed onto their cars.

2012/03/29

Drug Bust Gone Bad, Officer Struck By Car, Discharges Weapon

Philadelphia police are investigating an officer involved shooting in which an officer was also struck by a car.

2011/11/23

Philadelphia Man Surrenders In Murder of Overbrook Woman Caught In Crossfire

Police say tips from the public led them to 19-year-old Daniel Shelley, whom they say killed 31-year-old Hafeezah Nunrid-Din on Saturday night as she was leaving her parents’ home.

2011/10/11

Mother Of Four Killed In Crossfire Of Overbrook Shooting

Police say a woman who ran a day care center was killed when she was caught in the crossfire of a shooting in West Philadelphia.

2011/10/09

3 Arrested In Shooting Of Overbrook Convenience Store Owner

Police have arrested three men in connection with a shooting at an Overbrook convenience store that left the owner critically injured on Tuesday morning.

2011/09/30

(The Benjamin Franklin Post Office, near 3rd and Market Streets in Old City Philadelphia. Credit: Ed Fischer)

Several Philadelphia-Area Post Offices Being Studied For Closure

Among the best known local post offices on the list are the Benjamin Franklin post office in Old City, and ones in Manayunk, Roxborough, East Germantown, 30th Street train station, Overbrook, and St. Davids.

2011/07/26