Looters Break Into Philadelphia Rite Aid, Start Fire
The fire department quickly got the flames under control around 1 a.m., but it wasn't long before looters returned to the scene.
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The fire department quickly got the flames under control around 1 a.m., but it wasn't long before looters returned to the scene.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday at the Boost Mobile store on Kensington Avenue Somerset Street.
Some protesters climbed a steep embankment and scaled a fence as police fired non-lethal bullets and tear gas canisters.
SEPTA says bus, subway and trolley services that were suspended in Center City will resume Tuesday, which is primary election day in Pennsylvania.
An already busy fire department is dealing with an overload of fire calls.
At 8:45 p.m., they lit candles and cell phones.
Biden vowed to address institutional racism in his first 100 days in office, if elected.
That was in response to crowds looting stores at the Tanger Outlets Sunday.
Police say four men inside the stolen vehicle fled the scene but one was arrested.
After 48 hours of unrest, riots and mobs of looters on city streets, federal prosecutors now promise those inflicting damage will face federal consequences.
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday ordered Philadelphia and five other counties to keep counting ballots in the primary election that arrive by mail for seven days after Tuesday's 8 p.m. deadline.
Vittoria Woodill wanted to check in with a local business owner who had to board up her second brick and mortar location just yesterday.
These counties join Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Dauphin counties, which were in the original declaration.
Cases of COVID-19 have been going down, but will that change because of the crowds of people who are in close contact?
This weekend's looting pretty much erased the livelihood of a number of small businesses.
