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Problem Organization Phone number
Abandoned property L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Abandoned vehicle Abandoned Vehicle Program 24-hour Abandoned Auto Hotline: 215.683.CARS
Animal feces L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Anonymously report crime or tips Town Watch Integrated Services (TWIS) 215.685.9521
Auto repair in public street L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Beavers Game Commission 877.877.9470
Belligerent person Philadelphia Police Department 215.686.1776
Broken alley light Streets Department 215.686.5560
Broken pay phone Verizon Repair Department 800.275.2335
Broken street light Streets Department 215.934.5030
Broken traffic light Streets Department 215.934.5030, 911 after 7 PM
Building is about to collapse L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Car and building alarms Health Department (Air Management) 215.685.7580
Collapsed street Streets Department 215.686.5560
Cougars Police 911
Damaged bus shelter Chris Zearfoss, Transit Department 215.683.4667
Damaged bus shelter between 6th and City Hall on Market Nancy Goldenberg, Center City District 215.440.5548
Damaged mailbox Postal Service (maintenance) 215.895.8331
Dead animal in abandoned building L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Dead animal in your house Animal Control 215.685.9040
Foul odor Health Department (Air Management) 215.685.7580
Gas leak Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) 215.235.1212
General block cleanup Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) 215.685.3981
Graffiti Graffiti Abatement Team 215.686.0000
Hazardous sidewalk Streets Department 215.686.5560
Heat assistance L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Illegal dumping L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Leaflets left on doors and car windshields L&I Services and Operations 215.685.3730
Loud noises Health Department (Air Management) 215.685.7580
Missing manhole cover (PGW) Philadelphia Gas Works 215.235.2050
Missing manhole cover (PECO) Philadelphia Electric Company 215.841.4141
Missing manhole cover          (Water Department) Philadelphia Water Department 215.685.6300
Missing/broken street sign Streets Department 215.686.5560
Nuisance bar Nuisance Bar Task Force 215.686.2463
Open fire hydrant Philadelphia Water Department 215.685.6300
Overflowing dumpster Streets Department 215.686.5560
Potholes (city street) Streets Department 215.686.5560
Public buildings that seem to be firetraps L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Rats, raccoons, rodents, insects or other pests Health Department - Vector Control 215.685.9000
Report child abuse or neglect The Department of Human Services 215.683.6100
Report illegal guns Philadelphia Police Department 215.683.GUNS (4867)
Snow and ice on roads Streets Department 215.686.5560
Suspected arson activity Fire Marshal 215.686.1362
Suspected criminal activity The Criminal Intelligance Division 215.685.1137
Suspected drug activity Differential Police Response Unit (DPR) 215.686.DRUG (3784)
Suspected terrorist activity Philadelphia Police Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security Bureau 215.685.1170
Trash-strewn lot Vacant Lot Abatement Team 215.686.9004
Tree limbs in contact with electrical wires Philadelphia Electric Company (Emergency Services) 215.841.4141
Uncollected trash or recyclables Streets Department 215.686.5560
Underage drinking State police, Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement 215.726.6200
Unshoveled sidewalks L&I Services and Operations 215.686.2463
Water has foul odor Philadelphia Water Department 215.685.6300



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