Harleysville Bank in Bustleton robbed

The FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department are trying to identify and locate the man responsible for last week's robbery of a Harleysville National Bank branch at 9869 Bustleton Ave.

The robbery took place at about 1:35 p.m. on June 30. The man entered the branch and presented a threatening demand note to a teller. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, he fled in an unknown direction. There were no injuries.

The robber is white, in his 40s, 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-9 inches tall, with a medium build. He was clean-shaven and was wearing a blue bandanna on his head, a gray short-sleeved crew-neck T-shirt with a pocket on the left chest, light-colored blue jeans and sandals. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 215-418-4000.

Accidents leave one dead, one injured

A 7-year-old girl was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a Mayfair street last week, about 90 minutes before the pastor of a nearby church was injured when he was hit by a passing vehicle.

The first accident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on June 30 on the 2900 block of Unruh Ave., when Amanda Brass ran into the street from between parked cars outside her home, police said. An eastbound pickup truck struck her.

The motorist remained at the scene as medics arrived and took the victim to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, where she was pronounced dead that night.

Police did not expect to file criminal charges against the driver of the truck. His name was not released.

More than 100 family members and friends held a candlelight vigil for Amanda last Friday night outside her house. The Rev. Lee Miller, pastor of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, offered prayers and words of encouragement.

A memorial at a utility pole near where the girl was struck is filled with balloons, stuffed animals, flowers, rosaries and messages. One short poem reads, "A sweet little angel, only seven, God will take care of you, we'll see you in heaven."

Amanda would have entered the second grade at Mayfair Elementary School in September. She is survived by her mother Georgene Chiarizio; father David Brass; stepfather Tony Chiarizio; brothers Alex and Ian; stepsister Deanna; stepbrother Christian; maternal grandparents John and Joyce MacKrell; paternal grandmother Carol Franke; step-grandparents Grace and Tony Chiarizio; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services were held Tuesday at Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia. Donations in her memory can be made to Committee to Benefit the Children, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Front Street and Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095.

At about 7:30 on the night that Amanda was killed, the Rev. Joseph N. Accardi, pastor of Mayfair's St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church, was exiting his car at Cottage and Aldine streets when a passing vehicle struck him, police said.

Accardi, 53, suffered injuries to his head and torso and was hospitalized at Aria Health's Torresdale Campus.

The driver, who remained at the scene, was arrested under suspicion that he was legally intoxicated. He was identified as Michael Swyschtch, 39, of the 4400 block of Shelmire Ave.

On Monday, Accardi was at home resting while recovering from his injuries, a parish office worker said.