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Fire at 50th and Cedar

Posted on 07 May 2012 by WPL

We couldn’t find the residents of the house on the scene. If anyone knows them and they need help, please let us know and we’ll pass it along.

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8:15 p.m. We went to the scene. The fire is extinguished, but the top two floors appear to have been destroyed. It’s a duplex and the adjacent house at 5024 Cedar Ave. also sustained some damage.

7:23 p.m. A reader reports a fire at 5026 Cedar Avenue this evening. Stay tuned as we are trying to get more information on it.

Fire at 5026 Cedar Ave. (Photo by D.W.)

 

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West Philly in Pictures: ‘West Philly Porch’ by Stephanie Ricci

Posted on 07 May 2012 by WPL

Local photographer Stephanie Ricci sent us this awesome photo of a West Philly porch. Thanks Stephanie!

Send us your neighborhood photos to: editor@westphillylocal.com. Please include your name and your photo’s title.

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Missing orange tabby cat (last seen on 49th Street between Walnut and Locust). Update: Found!

Posted on 07 May 2012 by WPL


 

Update (05/10): Pigpen was found the other night and is back home (see Comments).

 

Neighbor Stacey is looking for her beloved cat Pigpen who seems to have gone missing. Stacey believes he escaped last night as she was letting her dog out before bed and she unfortunately didn’t realize he was missing until this morning.

He’s a small, thin, orange cat, approximately 10lbs., wearing a bright red breakaway collar with an identification tag (unless it came off of him). He’s normally very friendly and chatty but he’s not used to being outside so most likely he’s scared and holed up somewhere. He was last seen on Sunday, May 6, at 10pm on 49th Street between Walnut and Locust.

If you’ve seen Pigpen, please contact Stacey at: litelysalted@yahoo.com

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Gunpoint robbery at Chipotle near 39th and Walnut (Update: police confirm, same suspect)

Posted on 07 May 2012 by Mike Lyons

The Chipotle Mexican Grill at 3925 Walnut St. from Google Street View.

 

A masked man robbed the Chipotle Mexican Grill at 3925 Walnut St. last night, police said.

The suspect was described as a white male wearing a black mask and police have confirmed that he is the same person responsible for a string of gunpoint robberies at Green Line Cafes within the past two weeks.

The Chipotle robbery took place at about 10:30 p.m.. The restaurant closes at 10 p.m.

Stand by for updates.

(h/t The Daily Pennsylvanian)

 

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Police: Same robber hits Green Line on Lancaster Ave. again

Posted on 05 May 2012 by Mike Lyons

The Green Line Cafe on Lancaster Avenue was robbed again late Friday afternoon, police have confirmed. Police believe that the suspect is “definitely the same person” who robbed the same cafe earlier this week and the Green Line at 45th and Locust on April 26.

This time the man was wearing a green Army jacket, dirty blue jeans and black sneakers with white soles. The suspect is a white male in his mid 20′s, 5’9″ tall, medium build, brown hair and a thin mustache.

You can see surveillance video of the suspect from the robbery earlier this week here.

If you have any information about this person, please contact the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183, 215-476-1131, or 215-686-TIPS.

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Green Line robbery suspect video released

Posted on 04 May 2012 by WPL

Police today released surveillance video of the Green Line Cafe robbery suspect. The robbery occurred on Monday, April 30 at the Green Line cafe located at 3649 Lancaster Avenue. A man wearing a black ski mask entered the cafe, pointed a handgun at the cashier and demanded the money from the register. The suspect is seen on the video before entering the cafe without the mask and then fleeing the scene after the robbery.

This person is also a suspect in a robbery at the Green Line Cafe at 45th & Locust on April 26.

The suspect is described as a white male, in his mid 20’s, 5’9″ tall, medium build, brown hair, a thin mustache, grey hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and armed with a black, semi-automatic handgun.

If you have any information about this person, please contact the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183, 215-476-1131, or 215-686-TIPS.

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