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Two Mothers Arrested, Kids on Roof; Shrub Bandit Arrested; Tanker on Fire NJ Turnpike

by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/15 8:35 pm | updated: 05/05/15 8:37 pm

Two mothers are facing charges after Philadelphia Police had to rescue two toddlers from a roof in the city's Frankford section. Officers responded to the three-story home on the 4700 block of Leiper Street at about 1:30 p.m. Monday after neighbors called about a child on the roof. They forced their way into the third floor apartment and found a 2-year-old boy out on the roof and a 1-year-old baby trying to climb out the window. The children were home alone at the time. 22-year-old Cleaira Bell was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person. She is the mother of the 2-year-old. Her bail is set at $50,000. The 17-year-old mother of the 1-year-old was also arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person. She has been charged as a juvenile. The children were placed with the Department of Human Services.

Philadelphia Police have arrested a man who was caught on surveillance video stealing shrubbery from the front of someone's house in Northeast Philadelphia last week. 40-year-old Joseph Medycki turned himself in after video of him ripping a topiary bush out from the mulch of a home on the 8000 block of Agusta Street in Bustleton made its way around social media. Home owner Michelle Hartner says she planted the tree some 15 years ago and has been tending to it for years only to have it torn out of the ground. Medycki has been charged with theft-unlawful taking and theft-receiving stolen property.

please share this video....He drove up to my house today approx 2 pm and stole my pom pom bush by hand...he is driving white ford pickup..you can clearly see he has bushes in his bed..he is obviously doing this to other people and reselling them.....police report made and they have video...if you see or know him please contact me.. seriously a bush by hand...please share I don't post much but asking for everyone to get word out....this scumbag needs to be caught before he moves onto bigger things......
Posted by Michelle Hinett-Hartner on Thursday, April 30, 2015

A tanker truck carrying gasoline crashed this afternoon on the New Jersey Turnpike and burst into flames. It happened around 1:45 pm near Interchange 11 at mile marker 90 in Woodbridge, NJ. The tanker overturned and ignited on a southbound exit ramp. Fire and dense black smoke rose in the air. The driver suffered severe burns and was flown to the hospital. No word on his status at this time. The southbound lanes were closed for a few hours. Investigators are working on the cause of the accident.

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Mostly Cloudy, temperatures in the 70's this evening, showers after midnight in Center City

Pictured: 22-year-old Cleaira Bell

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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | responded: 05/05 8:36 pm

40-year-old Joseph Medycki

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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | responded: 05/05 8:37 pm

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