Crime & Safety

The Top 9 Crime Stories of 2012

Check out which police and fire stories were most talked about in 2012.

Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill's most-read 2012 police stories were a mix of stright-up crime stories and more heartwarming and personal fair, including a business owner's account of his store's robbery and firemen saving some local pets from an area building.

Here are the top 9 crime stories of 2012:

  1. Fire Crews Rescue Two Animals from Home
  2. A Rash of Burglaries in Chestnut Hill
  3. Two Robberies in Chestnut Hill
  4. Arson Blames on Porn Video
  5. Weekend Gunpoint Robbery was 'Traumatizing'
  6. Attacked on the Way Home from Wawa
  7. Woman Robbed at Gunpoint

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