FOX 29 first showed you earlier this week the damage being done by the low-life vandals slashing pools in Mayfair.
So, we went to work to get results for residents of Hellerman Street and, in the process, found surveillance video of the slashers in action on another block in the neighborhood.
FOX 29's Bruce Gordon talked to people out there Friday and filed this video report.
Nina Ruggiero's boyfriend installed security cameras when their front yard pool was vandalized last summer.
And look what those cameras captured.
It's July 14, just after 5 a.m., and a white, full-sized SUV has dropped off the vandal at the end of the 7100 block of Walker Street.
He makes a beeline for the pool just across the street from Ruggiero's place and goes to work.
You can't really see him puncture it, but after he goes half way around the pool the water level starts to fall. The man runs down the hill, the SUV picks him up and it drives off.
The folks at Huntingdon Valley-based Chemical Concepts saw our reports on the pool vandalism and offered free repairs to victims on the 3100 block of Hellerman Street.
They use a new type of vinyl patch with a water-proof adhesive.
"We felt this was a good opportunity to get some publicity for the product. You know, we're not hiding that fact. And we thought we could solve the situation as well," said Marvin Morris, of Chemical Concepts.
Renata Lopatto says her granddaughter uses the pool when she visits. She's coming Saturday
Lopatto said the company showed up "in perfect time."
Friday, May 17 2013 6:01 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:01:38 GMT
Police are investigating a bizarre confrontation at a local elementary school. The alleged combatants were a grown woman and an 11-year-old girl. Some of the details are still a little twisted, reports
Police are investigating a bizarre confrontation at a local elementary school. The alleged combatants were a grown woman and an 11-year-old girl.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:44 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:44:23 GMT
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America vote to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America vote to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:10 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:10:26 GMT
"If I die please take me to Heaven not to Hell." After a near death experience 12-year-old Ibn Anderson showed us how he got down on one knee and prayed for his life. Bandages hide the bullet wounds from
"If I die please take me to Heaven not to Hell." After a near death experience 12-year-old Ibn Anderson showed us how he got down on one knee and prayed for his life. Bandages hide the bullet wounds from
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:04:43 GMT
If you think a high school sophomore and an 88 year old World War II veteran wouldn't have a lot in common. Think again. When Joseph Blaisse was looking for his final Eagle Scout project he thought of
If you think a high school sophomore and an 88 year old World War II veteran wouldn't have a lot in common. Think again.
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:25:16 GMT
The Philadelphia Parking Authority gets caught on tape breaking the rules, or so it appears. The PPA responds to a video that has gone viral in Philly.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority gets caught on tape breaking the rules, or so it appears. The PPA responds to a video that has gone viral in Philly.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:49:28 GMT
Your Friday will feature steadier showers and thunderstorms early giving way to scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. We reach an early High of 64, followed by falling temperatures. Winds pick up out of the NW 10 to 15 mph. Right now the Memorial Day Weekend looks cool with highs in the low to mid 60s.
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:03 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:03:32 GMT
Investigators allege that bars and restaurants in New Jersey disguised cheap booze, or worse, as the expensive stuff and made you pay the higher price.
Investigators allege that bars and restaurants in New Jersey disguised cheap booze, or worse, as the expensive stuff and made you pay the higher price.
