10G offer for info in Frazier-kin slaying

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
Peter Lyde Jr. was filling in as a bouncer at Pleasures on the Ridge in North Philadelphia when he was hit in the chest during a shoot-out between feuding bar patrons May 31.
The stepgrandson of boxing legend Joe Frazier was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he died. But the [...]

Trio suspected in armed robberies of 3 businesses

Morgan Zalot & David Gambacorta | Philadelphia Daily News
A trio of armed robbers suspected of preying on at least three area businesses may have been involved in another robbery last night, police officials said.
They suspect the cases are linked because all involve a man with a sawed-off shotgun who is about 5 feet 9 and [...]

Miss Jackie and Bridesburg Rec: A 50-year love story

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
FOR THE LAST five years, working full time at the Bridesburg Recreation Center, Jacqueline DeSanctis didn’t receive a paycheck.
But to DeSanctis, 71, who has worked at the rec center for 50 years – 45 as an employee and five as a volunteer – money is no object.
“What you get back [...]

Gay-porn actor gets 3-8 for burglaries; his twin has Aug. court date

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
Gay-porn star Taleon Goffney won’t be making any new Internet videos with his twin brother anytime soon.
Instead, he’ll be serving three to eight years in state prison for two February 2008 rooftop burglaries of businesses near 9th Street and Washington Avenue, in South Philadelphia.
“Thank you for your lenience in accepting [...]

Unions leaders say they’re not backing down in negotiations with the city

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
Bargaining teams from the city’s two municipal unions met with city negotiators yesterday, 10 days after union contracts expired, to begin hashing out new agreements.
The talks focused initially on healthcare.
“We’re looking to change the entire funding structure [on healthcare],” lead city negotiator Shannon Farmer said after a two-hour morning meeting [...]

FALCON nabs 338 violent offenders, officials say

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
More than 300 violent fugitives, including known drug dealers, murder suspects and sex offenders, were taken off Philadelphia’s streets last month, the U.S. Marshals announced yesterday.
The fugitives, 338 to be exact, were rounded up as part of Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally), which was one of the [...]

Body found in Frankford

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
Police are investigating the slaying of a man who was found with two gunshot wounds to the chest in a Frankford alley about 9:30 a.m. yesterday.
The body was found under overgrown weeds between rowhouses on Margaret and Wilmot streets, near Torresdale Avenue.
The victim, a Hispanic male who police believe was [...]

Controller: Water bureau should get billing right before raising rates

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
City Controller Alan Butkovitz criticized the Water Revenue Bureau yesterday for raising rates after spending what he said was an extra $2.5 million on a new billing system.
The system, implemented in January 2008, cost $9.2 million instead of the $6.7 million initially estimated, Butkovitz said in an audit he released [...]