Police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore said the cop shot at the man on 29th Street near York about 10 p.m. The man, who was not wounded, was arrested. Police recovered his weapon at the scene, Vanore said. The cop was not injured.
Fatal fire in Frankford
A fire in a home on Horrocks Street near Arrott in Frankford yesterday killed an elderly woman. Fire officials said the blaze started shortly before 4 a.m. and was under control in a few minutes. The woman, who was about 80, died yesterday afternoon at Temple University Hospital, fire officials said. The cause of the blaze was under investigation.
Extortion try alleged
Federal authorities charged a Kennett Square woman yesterday with scheming from December 2009 to July 1 to extort money from an unidentified victim by threatening to publish a book containing references to the victim's personal life, friends and family that would be embarrassing.
The indictment alleges that Agnes O'Brien, 54, initially demanded a $200,000 payment followed by annual payments of $250,000 for the rest of her life - which were later revised lower - in exchange for agreeing not to publish the harmful material. Authorities also said O'Brien sent the victim harassing e-mails and text messages claiming she had a publisher and film producer interested in her book.
Have you seen this man?
Ridley Township police are searching for the man in this surveillance photo who held up the Sovereign Bank at Route 420 and MacDade Boulevard about 10:30 a.m. yesterday.
The armed robber was described as a very light-skinned black in his late 20s to early 30s. He was wearing a paisley bandana and aviator sunglasses and fled with an undisclosed amount of money in a station wagon with chrome rims and a blemish on the rear driver's side panel. Tipsters should call Ridley detectives at 610-532-4002.
Buckle up in back, too
More New Jerseyans than ever are using front seat belts, but use of seat belts by back-seat passengers has declined, according to a survey by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
The survey showed front seat-belt usage has risen to a record 93.73 percent, an increase of slightly more than 1 percent from last year, state highway safety officials said.
However, only 27.09 percent of adults are buckling up in the back seat, about 5 percent less than in 2009, despite a new state law requiring it.
- Staff and wire report
