The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Dec. 20-26. 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: At 7 p.m. Dec. 20, security video at the 12th St. Gym, 204 S. 12th St., showed a male entering the Camac Street entrance and taking a rug and planter from the common area. The offender was described as a white male, 40 years old, 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds, with black hair and wearing a blue jacket, blue pants and white sneakers — the same male who has done this twice before.
ARRESTS: At 12:35 p.m. Dec. 23, complainants were in their apartment in the 300 block of South 10th Street when an acquaintance who had taken complainant’s phone the night before knocked on the door. When the door was opened, both complainants were sprayed with pepper spray by a female with the acquaintance; the offenders then struck one of the complainants with a wrench and cut one of the victims with a knife. Sixth District officers McQue and Nheb responded to the 911 call and apprehended one of the offenders, the known acquaintance, a 24-year-old female with a Southwest Philadelphia address. The second offender was described as a black female, 22 years old, who was identified through investigation and an arrest warrant is being obtained. The offenders are charged with aggravated assault and related offenses.
REPORT: At noon Dec. 24, a motion alarm went off at the Franklin Club, 205 S. Camac St. Police responded and found a rear garden door forced open and a smashed glass inner door. Entry was thwarted by the alarm and nothing was taken. Sixth District Officer Nheb recovered some evidence at the scene, which was submitted for latent fingerprint examination.
REPORT: At 11:20 p.m. Dec. 24, the attendant of the 5 Star Parking Lot, 1314 Spruce St., was held up at gunpoint by a black male, 25-35 years old, 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds with a mustache and wearing a burgundy hoody, tan pants and brown boots. The offender fled east on Spruce after taking a small amount of cash.
REPORT: Between 12:05-9 a.m. Dec. 25, a side window of The Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany, 330 S. 13th St., was broken and someone stole numerous brass candle toppers. Central Detective Division processed the scene for evidence and fingerprints.