The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Dec. 11-18. Information is courtesy of 6th District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS (8477).
INCIDENTS
— At 1:15 p.m. Dec. 11 (reported 1:45 a.m. Dec. 12), someone approached the complainant from behind on the PATCO train platform at 13th and Locust streets and stuck an unknown object to complainant’s head and took a wallet. No description of the suspect was provided.
— Between 5:50-10:30 p.m. Dec. 12, a secured bicycle was stolen from outside 211 S. Broad St.
— At 1:50 p.m. Dec. 13, a male snatched an iPhone from a woman’s hand while she was walking outside 1220 Walnut St. The suspect fled east on Walnut and was described as a black male, 18 years old, 5-foot-8, 130 pounds and wearing a black hoodie, a black and orange hat and black jeans.
— Between 11:15 a.m.-noon Dec. 13, someone punched out the lock of an ambulance parked in the 800 block of Spruce Street and stole a laptop. The incident was not reported until 10:30 p.m. and the scene was contaminated, thus no latent fingerprints were lifted.
— Between 5:30-6:50 p.m. Dec. 14, a secured bicycle was taken without permission from outside 12th and Locust streets.
— Between 10 p.m. Dec. 14 and 8 p.m. Dec. 15, a secured bicycle was taken without permission from outside 1200 Spruce St.
— Between 3-6 p.m. Dec. 17, a secured bicycle was stolen from outside 1020 Locust St.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 8:40 p.m. Dec. 13, two males took an iPhone from an outdoor table at Tria, 1137 Spruce St., and fled north on 11th Street. A witness saw the males get into a taxi and gave a description to responding police. Sixth District Officer Cash stopped a taxi at Ridge Avenue and Spring Garden Street and the two male passengers were positively identified. The stolen phone was recovered. The 18- and 15-year-old suspects with North Philadelphia addresses were charged with theft and related offenses.