Center City Archives - The Philly Files

May 22, 2020

Swastika spray-painting suspect identified, arrest warrant out

CENTER CITY — Philadelphia police have announced who they’re looking for after officers responded to reports of vandalism along four blocks of Market Street….

January 6, 2020

Reward offered in last Philadelphia bank robbery of 2019

CENTER CITY — The FBI/PPD Violent Crimes Task Force is offering a reward for information that’ll help catch the man who robbed a Center…

December 14, 2019

Bank robbery suspect wanted by police, FBI

CENTER CITY — The FBI/Philadelphia Police Violent Crimes Task Force is asking for help identifying and finding the man who robbed a PNC Bank…

November 13, 2019

Search on for 2 massage parlor armed robbery suspects

CENTER CITY — Philadelphia police want to catch two men who robbed a massage parlor at gunpoint. They say it happened last Tuesday, Nov….

October 6, 2019

Reward offered for info leading to Center City bank robber’s capture

CENTER CITY — Somebody robbed a Center City bank on a busy street during rush hour and the FBI/PPD Violent Crimes Task Force is…

October 6, 2019

Home invasion, robbery on one of Center City’s quietest streets

CENTER CITY — A woman living in the heart of Center City on a little-known block got quite a scare when Philadelphia police say…

October 2, 2019

Found: Older man with schizophrenia, missing a finger

CENTER CITY — Wednesday morning, Philadelphia police announced a missing older man they called “endangered” has been found. James Scott, 69, had last been…

August 9, 2019

The war on guns, from Philadelphia to the feds

It’s almost a week since gunmen killed 31 people in mass shootings, 13 hours apart, and nothing concrete has been done to reduce the…

August 2, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 65, with dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, police announced Dexter Young has been located. CENTER CITY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

July 24, 2019

Video: Man wanted for taking Starbucks money bag from counter

CENTER CITY — A man is wanted for stealing from a Starbucks on the corner of Broad and Arch streets, a block north of…

July 11, 2019

Netroots Nation’s national conference has 3,000 in town

CENTER CITY — Lots of people interested in politics and next year’s Democratic presidential nomination will have their eyes focused on the Pennsylvania Convention…

July 9, 2019

Walnut St. Theatre wins 1, loses 2 before Phila. Historical Commission

CENTER CITY — The Walnut Street Theatre got mixed results at last month’s Philadelphia Historical Commission meeting. The minutes from June 14 (pages 17-19,…