Category: Special Reports - Page 63 - Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Olney/Logan: Young Offenders Get a Second Chance

June 24, 2009

Inside the courtroom at the 35th Police District, Officer Barbara Blackford opens the double doors and calls out to the two people waiting in the hallway. “You can come back in,” she says as she

Kensington: Keeping an Eye on the Children

June 24, 2009

The streets of Kensington can be unsafe and uncertain. Police sirens often blare as they race down Kensington Avenue. Drug deals occur on many corners, and worst of all, children are often left unattended on

Hunting Park: Teaming Up to Stop Crime

June 24, 2009

Greg Bucceroni sat down in his office chair and insisted he describe where his life’s path has led him. In the 1970s, Bucceroni was a juvenile delinquent in the Brooklyn and Manhattan. “I was very violent

Logan: Building Character at the Police Athletic League

June 2, 2009

The Logan Police Athletic League (PAL) Center, located at The Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church at 1100 W. Rockland St., is one of the smallest in Philadelphia. Yet there is a gigantic amount of hard work