The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Feb. 6-12. Information is courtesy of 6th District Capt. Brian Korn and Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS (8477).
INCIDENTS
— At 4:25 p.m. Feb. 7, a male with his hand inside his jacket pocket, simulating a gun, demanded money from the clerk inside the Roadway Inn, 1208 Walnut St. The culprit fled west on Walnut with a small amount of cash and was described as a black male in his 30s, 6-foot, 265-280 pounds, bald with light facial hair on chin and a medium complexion, wearing a gray zip-up hoodie and dark pants. Central Detectives processed the scene for evidence and fingerprints.
— Between 10:30 a.m. Feb. 6 and 7 p.m. Feb. 7, a silver necklace was discovered missing from a guest’s room at the Holiday Inn, 1305 Walnut St. There was no forced entry and a security audit showed no unauthorized entries to the room.
— At 3:35 p.m. Feb. 7, a male was observed on security video opening a display case inside Ariannas, 1110 Chestnut St., and taking two iPhones and exiting the store. The culprit was described as a black male, 24 years old, 6-foot with a dark complexion and wearing dark clothing.
— Between 12:40-3:30 p.m. Feb. 9, someone forced open the door of an apartment at 1229 Chestnut St. and stole laptops, a PlayStation console and games and a watch. Sixth District Officer Romanczuk processed the scene for fingerprints.
— Between 3 p.m. Jan. 25 and 3 p.m. Feb. 9, a woman returned to her apartment in the 200 block of South 11th Street, where the door and all windows were locked. After three hours, she discovered her eyeglasses, hat, mittens, scarf, pens, necklace and ring, total value of $300, were missing.
— Between 2-10 p.m. Feb. 10, someone forced open the door to a residence in the 1000 block of Waverly Street and stole two laptops and some cash. Sixth District Officer Corrado lifted fingerprints at the scene. Security video on the block shows two culprits, both black males; one was 6-foot-1 with a black coat and fur-trimmed hat; the other was wearing a black coat with patches on front and back and a red baseball cap.
— At 9:50 p.m. Feb. 10, a parking-garage attendant was inside the booth at 209 S. 12th St. when a male armed with a handgun kicked the door and demanded money. The culprit fled south on 12th with cash and was described as a black male, 30 years old, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds and wearing a brown hoodie and jeans.
— At midnight Feb. 11, someone inside a church shelter at 315 S. Broad St. was punched in the face by another client and suffered a broken orbital. The 51-year-old suspect was involuntarily committed to a mental-health facility by the staff of the shelter.
— At 3:30 a.m. Feb. 11, two men got into an argument in the 100 block of South 11th Street, and one struck the other with a metal pipe. The victim ran away, dropping his cell phone, and the other male picked it up and headed south on 11th. The culprit was described as a black male, 18-21 years old, 5-foot-7 and 135 pounds with red hair and a red goatee.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 3:15 a.m. Feb. 7, 6th District Officer Loggia arrested a male wanted on a bench warrant for failure to appear for court outside 1234 Pine St. The 39-year-old homeless suspect was charged with contempt of court.
— At 3:35 p.m. Feb. 7, a witness observed a male take a FedEx package from the steps of a residence in the 400 block of South 12th Street and alerted police. A 44-year-old suspect with a West Philadelphia address was arrested and charged with theft.
— At 8:15 p.m. Feb. 8, 6th District officers arrested a male for summary offense in the 1200 block of Locust Street and found a crack pipe in his pocket. The 39-year-old suspect with a Harrisburg address was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
— At 1:40 p.m. Feb. 8, loss-prevention personnel at Rite Aid, 1008 Market St., stopped a male for taking items without paying. While being escorted to the office, the 33-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address sprayed the employee with pepper spray. The suspect was charged with robbery and related offenses.
— At 4:15 p.m. Feb. 8, a woman’s boyfriend snatched her phone from her pocket at 1300 Market St., after the couple had an altercation on the Market-Frankford train. The 21-year-old suspect was later arrested at 3600 S. Broad St. and charged with robbery and related offenses.
— Between 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 6th District plainclothes officers arrested four males for soliciting prostitution outside the following locations: 1200 Locust St., 1200 Spruce St., 261 S. 13th St. and 13th and Locust streets.
— Between 9:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 9, 6th District plainclothes officers arrested two males for soliciting prostitution outside 1200 Locust St. and 200 S. 13th St.
— At 6:10 p.m. Feb. 11, a male demanded money at gunpoint from the employees of Doggie Style, 114 S. 13th St., and fled west on Sansom Street. The thief was described as a black male in his late 30s, 5-foot-8 and 250 pounds, with a shaved head and clean-shaven, and wearing a black puffy coat and jeans. Sixth District Officers DeCrosta and Grant stopped a male in the 1200 block of Spruce Street a while later fitting the description. The male was wanted on an arrest warrant in the 3rd District and charged with theft; he was taken to detectives for arrest processing and further investigation of recent robberies in the area.
— At 7:40 p.m. Feb. 11, a 911 call was dispatched for a theft in progress of a 1998 Volkswagen parked in the 1000 block of Locust Street. Sixth District Officers DeCrosta and Grant responded and observed two males fleeing from the auto that had a smashed window. The suspects discarded a phone charger (which was recovered) and were apprehended after a short foot pursuit. A 31-year-old suspect with a Turnersville, N.J., address and a 40-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address were charged with theft from motor vehicle.
— At noon Feb. 12, 6th District officers arrested a 25-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address inside Paulie’s Pizza, 31 S. 11th St., for credit-card fraud.
— At 5:35 p.m. Feb. 11, 6th District Officers DeCrosta and Grant stopped a male in the 200 block of South 13th Street. The 23-year-old male with a Darby address was wanted in another jurisdiction and was charged as a fugitive.