Girl stabbed at Willow Grove Park Mall, suspect in custody, police say
A man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a girl at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, police say.
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A man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a girl at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, police say.
To keep the Montgomery County shopping mall a family-friendly space, the Willow Grove Park will have a new parental supervision policy for visitors 18 and under starting Tuesday.
Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 1, anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who's over the age 21 while visiting the Willow Grove Park Mall during certain hours. The rule applies Monday through Saturday after 5 p.m., and on Sundays after 3 p.m.
Niyah Thompson, who has a pop-up Dulce Candles inside the Cherry Hill Mall, opened her first specialty candle brick and mortar inside the Willow Grove Mall.
The suspect, Khalil Evans, has been charged with unlawful imprisonment of a child and harassment, police said.
Khalil Evans has been charged with unlawful imprisonment of a child and harassment, and more charges could be coming, police said.
Police said the suspect, Khalilh Evans, has a 28-page rap sheet. He's currently on probation in Philadelphia.
Police said one of the two suspects is now in custody.
One of two men wanted for allegedly attempting to abduct a 14-year-old girl from the Willow Grove Mall on Wednesday has been arrested, police announced Thursday.
Police claim a 14-year-old girl was the target of two attempted abductors on Wednesday.
Marcella Baietto reports.
Marcella Baietto reports.
It happened around 5:50 p.m. near the entrances of Nordstrom Rack and Primark.
While the pandemic won't keep Santa Claus from making an appearance at the mall or at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, don't count on touching Santa, hugging Santa, or having the kids sit on his lap this year.
Police say people mistook the sounds of chairs being thrown for gunshots.
The spokeswoman says the mall is expected to open on time on Wednesday.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, so we asked some local shoppers how they will get it all done.
A Montgomery County judge sentenced Tyrek Henly of Nolan Street to one year probation and 24 hours of community service on misdemeanor charges of defiant trespass and invasion of privacy.
Montgomery County authorities continue to investigate what led a 16-year-old Upper Moreland boy to jump from the third floor of the parking garage at the Willow Grove Mall.
Eyewitness News has learned that a teenager has been hospitalized after falling from the third floor of a mall parking garage..
