City officials said that the postponement affords additional time for outreach teams and service providers to engage the encampment's residents, who number as many as 150. The ultimate goal is to offer housing and other social services.In a nearly last-minute decision that caught much of the city by surprise, Philadelphia officials postponed the closure of the homeless encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway that had been scheduled for Friday.Talks between the city and organizers of the five-week-old of 100 to 150 people had broken down last week, but were revived after Mayor Jim Kenney...…City officials said that the postponement affords additional time for outreach teams and service providers to engage the encampment's residents, who number as many as 150. The ultimate goal is to offer housing and other social services.In a nearly last-minute decision that caught much of the city by surprise, Philadelphia officials postponed the closure of the homeless encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway that had been scheduled for Friday.Talks between the city and organizers of the five-week-old of 100 to 150 people had broken down last week, but were revived after Mayor Jim Kenney...WW…

Officers had responded to Walter Wallace Jr.'s home in West Philadelphia three times Monday for reports of disturbances, according to law enforcement sources.Police were called dozens of times in recent months about problems at Walter Wallace Jr.’s home, and had responded twice on Monday to reports of disturbances at the West Philadelphia house before two officers answered a third call and shot him as he approached them with a knife, according to law enforcement sources.What happened during those earlier visits — including which officers responded and how much they knew about Wallace’s...…Officers had responded to Walter Wallace Jr.'s home in West Philadelphia three times Monday for reports of disturbances, according to law enforcement sources.Police were called dozens of times in recent months about problems at Walter Wallace Jr.’s home, and had responded twice on Monday to reports of disturbances at the West Philadelphia house before two officers answered a third call and shot him as he approached them with a knife, according to law enforcement sources.What happened during those earlier visits — including which officers responded and how much they knew about Wallace’s...WW…