Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Connection With Multiple Assaults In Philadelphia's Fishtown Neighborhood, Police Say
Police said on Wednesday that Noel Vargas, 29, was charged with indecent assault, harassment and other offenses.
July 11, 2025
A 29-year-old man accused of multiple assaults in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood, including one incident where he inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl, turned himself in to police on Monday.
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Police said on Wednesday that Noel Vargas, 29, was charged with indecent assault, harassment and other offenses for the three separate incidents that happened in March.
According to police, the first incident happened on March 25 on the 1500 block of Palmer Street at around 9:30 a.m. Police said that Vargas went up to a 36-year-old woman who was placing her son in the backseat of a car and "pinched her buttocks" before fleeing the scene.
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