AFTER PASSING a growing sidewalk memorial in front of a corner store where three people were killed in a Sept. 5 armed robbery, Mill Creek resident Jerome Dorsey said he's seen a lot of change in the area over the past 40 years.
Most of it has been negative.
"First of all, it's an embarrassment to this community," Dorsey said outside Lorena's Grocery, the sound of sirens wailing just before sunset.
"It just goes to show you, when you talk about crime prevention, there's no such thing."
The 16th Police District, which covers West Philadelphia north of Market Street from the Schuylkill to 52nd Street, is typically less violent than others in West Philadelphia. But it has seen a dramatic increase in homicides this year.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Life in "Progress" City - Philadelphia edition
From the city of brotherly love; if shooting your brother is part of your family tradition..............
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