Investigators said that Alberto Isaac Navarrete Suarez might have escaped back into his native Mexico. Police said that Suarez approached the woman at about 9:30 p.m., forced her into a secluded area, choked and sexually assaulted her. He then ran away, leaving his trousers and wallet behind, police said.
Pit bull bites boy
A 6-year-old boy was bitten on the right side of his face yesterday in North Philadelphia by his family's pit bull. The boy was attacked at about 3:30 p.m. on Judson Street near Somerset. He was admitted to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in stable condition. Animal-control officers later removed the dog from the family's house.
Husband, 81, sentenced
Rudi Koos, 81, who pleaded guilty to strangling his 75-year-old wife, Waltraud, in their Souderton home because he thought she was cheating on him, was sentenced yesterday to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison in Montgomery County Court.
The couple had lived in Souderton since emigrating from East Germany in 1957. Defense attorney Frank Genovese said that his client snapped because he thought his wife of 59 years was seeing another man.
H'burg mulling bankruptcy?
Pennsylvania's financially troubled capital city is trying to avoid painful budget cuts while city leaders feud over how to deal with a staggering debt that is threatening to drag the city into bankruptcy.
With Harrisburg's newly elected mayor and city council at odds, the city is taking the rare step of skipping a $3.3 million general-obligation bond payment due Sept. 15 as an alternative to laying off city employees, firefighters and police officers.
The city already has skipped millions of dollars in payments on bonds it backed for the costly and poorly managed renovation of a trash incinerator, including an overdue $2.2 million installment.
Now several city council members say that they are seriously considering a municipal bankruptcy filing - something opposed by Mayor Linda Thompson.
Wildfire dangers
The National Weather Service has issued a "red flag" warning of a serious danger of wildfires in New Jersey. It says a combination of dry conditions, strong winds, low humidity and high temperatures will create maximum potential for fires to develop.
- Staff and wire report
