Two people were arrested in connection with a string of robberies in South Philadelphia.
Police updated concerned residents during a public meeting at the Palumbo Recreation Center on Tuesday night after multiple people were beaten before their belongings were stolen in the Bella Vista and Hawthorne neighborhoods.
“We are hoping we will see a quieting of it,” Philadelphia City Councilmember Mark Squilla said. “The captain was very active in working and bringing additional police and some highway patrol to ride by the area to see if they could see anything.”…