TOM GRALISH / Staff photographer
MEMBERS OF the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia were on Martin Luther King Drive near the Art Museum with signs yesterday to remind commuters to slow down and yield to pedestrians at the crosswalk. A boy and his father were struck there on May 21.
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Cop foils NE holdup
Police said yesterday that an off-duty Philly cop captured a robber seconds after the man held up a Northeast Philadelphia animal hospital last Thursday. Police said Lt. Andrew Napoli was with his dog at the Radball Animal Hospital, on Bustleton Avenue near Tomlinson Road, about 6:15 p.m. when he heard an employee yell, "Help, we are being robbed!"
Napoli, assigned to the Marine Unit, confronted the man and knocked him to the ground. Other officers arrived and arrested David Minarczyk, 46. Police said Minarczyk, of Philmont Avenue, in the Northeast, also robbed a CVS on Bustleton Avenue near Southampton Road three times - on April 25, April 29 and May 20 - and threatened employees with a razor. He was charged with four counts of robbery, aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime and related offenses, police said.
Rudmans donate for books
The Kal and Lucille Rudman Foundation today will present Terry Pearsall-Hargett, principal of Audenried High School, with a donation to purchase badly needed books for its library. "We can all sit around and complain about budget cuts," Kal Rudman said, "or we can step up and try to remedy the situation. Education is our most important asset. We must make sure that students and teachers alike have all the tools they need."
Chester Twp. man slain
Joseph Bookman, 30, of Chester Township, was shot to death Monday night near 7th and Parker streets, in Chester, police said. Chester Police Capt. Joseph Massi said a "person of interest" was being questioned, but no charges had been filed yesterday. Tipsters may call 610-447-7810.
Cops: Dad shoots son-in-law
An irate father opened fire on his son-in-law late Monday night in Marple Township, striking him in the abdomen, police said. Jack Bailey, 56, of West Chester, was charged yesterday with attempted murder and related offenses. Police said Bailey shot Carl Yost, 41, after Bailey's daughter complained that Yost was being abusive. Yost was in stable condition yesterday, police said.
County, Tinicum sue Phila.
The county and Tinicum Township yesterday sued the city over its plans to expand Philadelphia International Airport. The city-owned airport is partly in the city limits and partly in Tinicum.
The county and township are asking a judge to declare that the city cannot acquire land in Tinicum without permission from the township and the county.
No answers in Tracy's death
Cape May County investigators say the canvassing of tourists over the holiday weekend did not bring them any closer to learning how Tracy Hottenstein, 35, of Conshohocken, died in Sea Isle City in February. Her body was found on the shore of the bay. Authorities have declared the death an accident, but they still don't know how or why she entered the water after a night of partying.
Investigators had hoped to find someone who saw her. *
- Staff and wire reports
