News in Brief

Man robs police-fire credit union in N.E.

Anyone brazen enough to rob a police credit union branch should know his image will soon be in the hands of scores of law enforcement officials. And that's exactly what's happened after a heist Saturday afternoon at the Police and Fire Federal Credit Union at 7145 Frankford Ave. in Mayfair.

The FBI is asking for help finding the man, who handed over a demand note and robbed the branch Saturday.

Surveillance images distributed Monday showed the 35- to 40-year-old white male suspect wearing a blue hat, green shirt and khaki pants. He was about 6 feet tall and had a medium build. Anyone with information may call the FBI's violent crimes task force at 215-418-4000. - Emily Babay

Body found inside Wissinoming firm

Authorities were investigating the death of a man whose body was found Monday under a pile of boxes at a Wissinoming paper company. Philadelphia police said investigators were called to Newman & Co. Paperboard, 6101 Tacony St., shortly before 10:30 a.m. after an employee found the body. The man, whose identity was not known, was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:43 a.m. It was not immediately known how he died. - Emily Babay

Oil sheen spotted near Walnut St. Bridge

Coast Guard officials said they were unable to determine the source of an oil sheen spotted in the Schuylkill at Walnut Street on Monday night, and will resume their investigation Tuesday. Investigators with the Coast Guard and city Fire Department left the West Philadelphia site as darkness fell around 8:35 p.m.

"They are going back out there in the morning, when it's daylight," Coast Guard Duty Officer Thomas Peck said.

"It all could be runoff from cars from the rain the night before," he said. "Who knows? Right now, it appears to be just a rainbow sheen. There is not a lot of [oil] product on the river."

The sheen was first reported to police just before 5 p.m. - Suzette Parmley