Saturday, November 17, 2012
The 15-year-old boy who was reported missing from St. Gabriel's Hall on Saturday, Nov. 10, located the next day in the custody of Abington Police.
Lower Providence Patch has the details on the recovery of the teen who was reported missing from Saint Gabriel's Hall on Saturday, Nov. 10. The 15-year-old boy was reported missing from the residential center for delinquent youth in Audubon, on Saturday morning. Alerts had been issued that morning that authorities were looking for a 15-year-old black male, wearing grey pants and no shoes and possibly with blood on his clothes. According to Lower Providence Patch, the search with the teen began with a burglary at Houghton International, an industrial fluid business at 945 Madison Ave. in Audubon. Houghton employees reported the burglary at approximately 7:29 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. West Norriton Police responded to a suspicious person …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Officials from Saint Gabriel’s Hall say a 15-year-old boy that left their facility has been found.
UPDATE: [11/11/12; 3:10 p.m.] According to an official from St. Gabriel's Hall, a 15-year-old boy who left the juvenile detention facility without permission on Saturday has been located. The boy is currently being housed at an Abington location. St. Gabriel's declined to comment further on the incident or what led to the boy leaving the facility. UPDATE: [11/10/12; 2:15 p.m.] An unnamed official from St. Gabriel's Hall has confirmed that a 15 year old boy is still missing and authorities are currently searching for him in the area. "He's still out there," said the official. The boy is reportedly a black male, 5'5" tall, medium build with no visible scars or identifying marks. The boy was reportedly wearing grey pants, a white shirt, and …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The initial reports indicated a riot, but police are saying it was a much less substantial altercation.
Police have offered more information on the incident at Saint Gabriel’s Hall on Monday, June 4. Two juveniles were arrested after starting a fight, but not quite a riot, authorities say. According to Lower Providence Police, at 11:42 a.m. on Monday, the department responded to a report of a disturbance in the dining hall of the juvenile detention facility for court committed males owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Because the initial report of the fight seemed to have exaggerated its size, police units from West Norriton Township, Schuylkill Township, Upper Providence Township, Upper Merion Township, and Valley Forge National Historic Park responded to assist Lower Providence Township police units. Saint Gabriel’s residential …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Lower Providence Police reportedly took two teenagers into custody after their lunch-time fight got out of control.
The Times Herald has more details on today's reported riot at St. Gabriel's Hall in Lower Providence. According to the Herald, three residents of the Archdiocese-owned youth detention center – a 15-year-old and 17-year-old, both Philadelphia residents, and one unidentified participant – got into a lunchtime fight in the dining hall. The altercation drew a large crowd of additional youth residents which kept the staff from controlling the situation. Police were called and once on the scene, officers called for additional back-up units. Police from West Norriton, Upper Providence, Upper Merion, Schuylkill and park officers from Valley Forge National Historical Park also responded to the scene. The 15-year-old is reportedly facing aggravated…
Officers from six police departments reponded to a call for a riot at St. Gabriel's Hall in Lower Providence involving 180 students and several staff members.
Police from at least six municipalities responded to St. Gabriel's Hall in Lower Providence shortly before noon on Monday, June 4 to assist with what county emergency dispatchers described as a riot in the dining hall. According to The Times Herald, two juveniles were arrested in connection with the disturbance. One reportedly faces aggrevated assault and related charges for assualting two members of St. Gabriel's staff. The other juvenile is facing disorderly conduct charges. Lower Providence Police, Upper Providence Police, and Upper Merion Police had units at the scene when a reporter arrived at 12:15 p.m. and the Herald reports additional units from West Norriton, Schuylkill and Valley Forge National Historic Park responded to assist …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Thirty-five boys from St. Gabriel's Hall spent the first half of the year demolishing and rebuilding a local home.
Prestigious members of the Montgomery County community gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the completion of the latest project from the YouthBuild program—a house at 249 E. Chestnut St. Genesis Housing Corporation in Norristown recently purchased the 125-year-old home and offered it to the YouthBuild program to renovate and restore. According to the organization's website, the Genesis Housing Corporation aims to “revitalize neighborhoods by improving housing for existing and future homeowners.” The corporation reaches this goal by renovating old homes, building new ones and providing classes to the Norristown and Pottstown communities to educate members on housing and homeownership. Though the house was the fourth the YouthBuild program…
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Gregory Fatto
6:01 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
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