The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between July 21-27. 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. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS (8477).
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INCIDENTS
— At 8:55 a.m. July 21, someone stole a briefcase from an office in the 1300 block of Sansom Street. Security video shows the culprit to be a black male in his 30s, 5-foot-9, with a heavy build and light beard, wearing a black shirt and jeans.
— Between 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. July 23 (reported July 26), items were stolen from a guest’s room in the Marriott Hotel, 1201 Market St. The room was entered without force, as the door had not been closed all the way.
— At 11:30 a.m. July 24, Sixth District officers responded to a burglar alarm in an apartment in the 1100 block of Spruce Street and found the door had been forced open. The resident was away. A key holder arrived and a walk-through was conducted, where the key holder discovered items had been moved; it was unknown if anything was missing, but the alarm box had been damaged. Sixth District Officer Chim lifted fingerprints.
— At 3:45 a.m. July 26, during an argument outside 1309 Locust St., a man bit, punched and kicked another person. He fled the scene before police arrived and has been identified by name to Central Detective Division. Another victim was also assaulted by several people. One of the perpetrators was a black male, 5-foot-8, 150 pounds, with a dark complexion, wearing a black dress. There was no description of the other culprits.
— There were seven recent thefts of bicycles: outside 1100 Market St., 270 S. Ninth St., 1300 Walnut St., 1122 Pine St., 135 S. 13th St., 337 S. Broad St. and 221 S. 11th St.
— There was one theft from a parked vehicle reported during this week, outside 1200 Clover St.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 11:25 p.m. July 21, a man visited a friend’s apartment in the 1200 block of Spruce Street and got into an argument with another guest, who allegedly stabbed him in the leg with a knife and fled. The following day, Sixth District Officer Keller saw a male fitting the suspect’s description inside the Parker-Spruce Hotel. The male, who was also wanted for burglary, was taken into custody and subsequently identified for the assault. The 40-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address was charged with aggravated assault and related offenses.
— At 10:10 p.m. July 22, members of the Citywide Vice Unit made an arrest for prostitution outside 200 S. 13th St.
— At 8:50 p.m. July 25, Sixth District Officers Ferrero and Grant arrested a male outside Juniper and Spruce streets who was wanted on a warrant for a probation violation. The 33-year-old suspect with a West Poplar address was charged with escape.