Aug. 4-10, 2014

The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Aug. 4-10. 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

— Between 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 3 (reported Aug. 4), jewelry was found to be missing from a guest’s room at the Loews Hotel, 1200 Market St. There was no forced entry into the room.

— At 9 a.m. Aug. 4, a complainant moved belongings, including a bicycle, into an apartment in the 1100 block of Pine Street. At 2:30 p.m. Aug. 6, the bicycle was discovered missing. Nothing else was disturbed, and there was no forced entry into the premises. Sixth District Officer Chim attempted to lift fingerprints.

— At 3:35 p.m. Aug. 9, a SEPTA rider was purchasing tokens at the subway station at 1100 Market St. when a male snatched money from the victim’s hand and fled. The suspect was described as a 30-year-old black male, 6 feet, with shoulder-length braided hair, wearing a white shirt and dark shorts.

— At 4 a.m. Aug. 10 (reported 10:30 a.m.), someone knocked a man from his bicycle outside 1300 Locust St., punched him and stole his cell phone. The perpetrators were three black males.

NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS

— On Aug. 5, Sixth District plainclothes Officers Ferrero and Grant set up surveillance in the area, and at 11:45 a.m. observed a male on a bicycle steal an unattended bicycle from outside Juniper and Irving streets and attempt to ride away with it. The 54-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address was charged with theft.

— At 4:55 p.m. Aug. 7, Sixth District Officer Cash arrested a male outside 1100 Pine St. who was wanted for failure to appear for court. The 20-year-old suspect with a Camden, N.J., address was charged with contempt of court.

— At 11:15 p.m. Aug. 7, Sixth District plainclothes Officers Calhoun and Kovach observed a fugitive who was wanted for a residential robbery and assault exit the Parker-Spruce Hotel, 261 S. 13th St. The 47-year-old suspect was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft and related offenses.

SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 2:10 a.m. Aug. 4, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1309 Locust St.

— On Aug. 5, Center City District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1206 Chestnut St. at 11:20 a.m., while Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 12:55 p.m. outside 1300 Walnut St., 8:30 p.m. outside 1312 Walnut St. and 11:55 p.m. outside 1321 Spruce St. Sixth District officers also arrested a male for public intoxication at 3:45 p.m. outside 1324 Walnut St.

— On Aug. 6, Center City District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 10 a.m. outside 100 S. 13th St. and at noon outside 1200 Chestnut St.

— On Aug. 7, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 2:05 a.m. outside 1200 Chancellor St., 11:15 a.m. outside 215 S. Broad St., 6:40 p.m. outside 1310 Walnut St. and 9 p.m. outside 1200 Chestnut St.

— At 2 a.m. Aug. 8, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Chancellor St.

— At 11:05 p.m. Aug. 9, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 300 S. 13th St.

— On Aug. 10, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:15 a.m. outside 100 S. Juniper St., 1:35 a.m. outside 1238 Waverly St., 3:25 a.m. outside 200 S. 13th St. and 6:30 p.m. outside 151 S. Broad St.

 

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