The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Information is courtesy of Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association.
REPORT: Between 6 p.m. Nov. 28 and 9 a.m. Nov. 29, a fifth-floor office at 1315 Walnut St. had a glass door broken and a laptop taken. Central Detective Division responded and processed the scene for possible evidence.
REPORT: Between noon and 4:15 p.m. Nov. 25 (incident reported Nov. 29), someone smashed the window of an out-of-towner’s 2001 Ford and stole a laptop from the vehicle, which was parked at a paid garage at 1201 Walnut St. The victim called the report into the DPR Unit; therefore, police were not dispatched to check for fingerprints.
ARREST: At 1:55 a.m. Nov. 29, Sixth District officers arrested a male for a summary offense outside 12th and Pine streets.
REPORT: Between 2-11:15 a.m. Nov. 29, out-of-town complainant’s 2000 Saab, parked in the 1200 block of Panama Street, was stolen.
REPORT: Between 10 p.m. Nov. 29 and midnight Nov. 30, someone stole a wallet from a 2006 BMW parked in the 300 block of South 10th Street. The driver of the vehicle reported the incident to police soem sever hours later, so investigators weren’t dispatched.
REPORT: At 2 p.m. Nov. 29, complainant was sitting on a bench with her purse next to her at 1000 Market St. when a male stole the purse and ran east on Market. The offender was described as a black male, 35 years old, 6-foot-3 with a heavy build and a goatee, and wearing black sweat pants and a light-colored coat.
ARREST: At 2:05 a.m. Nov. 30, Sixth District officers arrested a male for a summary offense at 12th and Spruce streets.
REPORT: Between 4:40 p.m. Nov. 20 and 4:45 p.m. Dec. 4, complainant’s secured bicycle was stolen from 300 S. 13th St.
REPORT: At 8 p.m. Nov. 29, a male entered the booth of the attendant of the Patriot Parking Lot, 1305 Sansom St., pointed a handgun at the employee and took money from the register. The male fled in a red SUV, west on Sansom Street, then north on Broad. The offender was described as a black male, 30-40 years old, 6-foot-1 to -2, with a thin build and a medium complexion, wearing a black and red hoodie. The scene was processed for evidence and fingerprints by Central Detective Division.
REPORT: At 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3, a male took a phone from the T-Mobile store, 1140 Market St., and left without paying. The suspect was described as a black male in his mid-50s, 6-foot-2, wearing a black coat and black pants and carrying a black shopping bag.
ARREST: At 10:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Sixth District plainclothes officers arrested a male for obstruction of a highway related to prostitution outside 261 S. 13th St. ARREST: At 12:25 a.m. Dec. 5, an employee of Knock Bar, 225 S. 12th St., was punched and bitten by an intoxicated patron who was expelled for causing a disturbance and attempted to re-enter the bar. Sixth District Officer McGrath responded to a 911 call and took the suspect into custody. The 56-year-old offender with a local address was charged with aggravated assault and related offenses.
REPORT: At 8:05 a.m. Dec. 5, complainant was about to swipe his SEPTA Trail Pass while entering the Market-Frankford station at 13th and Market streets when two males snatched the pass and ran. The suspects were described as white males, about 25 years old. One was wearing a black knit cap and black puffy coat; the second was wearing a green hoodie.
ARRESTS: At 11:25 a.m. Dec. 5, Sixth District Officers Green and Gonzales, working plainclothes detail in the Market East Corridor, observed an illegal drug sale taking place outside 1000 Market St. The officers apprehended the two suspected sellers and confiscated 54 pills identified as prescription narcotics and over $200 cash. The alleged offenders, a 44-year-old male and a 32-year-old female, were charged with illegal narcotic sales.