INCIDENTS
— At 12:30 a.m. Oct. 19, a man was approached outside 1227 Walnut St. by two males who asked for the time, and when he took out his phone to check, they wrestled it from him and fled. The suspects were described as black males, one of whom was about 20, 5-foot-10, with a stocky build, short hair and dark complexion wearing a gold and red striped sweater.
— At 4:20 a.m. Oct. 22, after leaving a casino, a man went to the spa in the 200 block of South Quince Street to “look for a prostitute” and when he left he was punched and had money taken from his pocket. The suspect was described as a white male, 5-foot-8, with a beard and wearing a gray hoodie.
— At 3:50 a.m. Oct. 26, a group of women were walking south on the 300 block of South 13th Street when they were accosted by a male holding a knife, who demanded and stole their purses before fleeing north on 13th. He was described as a white male between 35-45, 5-foot-8, with a thin build and tattoos on his neck, wearing a baggie off-white sweatshirt and dark pants.
— At 10 p.m. Oct. 26, security video at the parking lot booth at 1309 Locust St. showed a male attempting to unsuccessfully force open the door. The suspect was described as 6-foot-1 with dreadlocks and wearing a black suit.
— There was one theft from a parked vehicle reported Oct. 20-26, outside 107 S. 10th St.
— There were three bicycle thefts reported Oct. 20-26: outside 800 Spruce St., 102 S. Juniper St. and 301 S. Broad St.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 3:20 p.m. Oct. 20, a man was at 11th and Chestnut streets and was approached by a male he knew, who stole his bag and laptop. The victim followed the culprit to Ninth and Chestnut streets, where the suspect showed a handgun and told the man to stop following him. Police were notified and provided with the suspect’s name, description and workplace. Sixth District Officer Romanczuk went to the suspect’s workplace at 500 S. Fourth St., made an arrest and recovered the laptop. No gun was recovered. The 38-year-old suspect with a West Philadelphia address was charged with robbery and related offenses.
— On Oct. 21, someone stole a 2013 Nissan from the parking garage at 123 S. 12th St. A witness reported seeing an employee steal the vehicle at 5:30 p.m. On Oct. 22, the employee returned to work, and police were called and ascertained that the vehicle was at 10th and Winter streets. The vehicle was recovered and the 20-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address was arrested and charged with auto theft.
— At 12:15 a.m. Oct. 23, a driver was sitting inside a vehicle outside the Loews Hotel, 1200 Market St., waiting to pick up an employee when a male opened the car door in an apparent attempt to take items from the front seat. The driver drove off and alerted Sixth District Sgt. Palma. The suspect was observed at the 7-11 at 12th and Chestnut streets and violently resisted being detained. During the struggle, several officers were injured and the 7-11 store sustained damage. The 23-year-old suspect with a Nicetown address was charged with attempted theft, assault on police and related offenses.
— At 12:55 a.m. Oct. 25, Sixth District officers were called to an apartment in the 300 block of South Juniper Street and arrested a 24-year-old suspect with a Florida address for domestic assault.
SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 1:35 p.m. Oct. 20, Center City District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 100 S. 12th St.
— At 8:35 p.m. Oct. 21, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 251 S. 13th St.
— At 2:20 a.m. Oct. 22, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Cypress St.
— At 4:10 p.m. Oct. 23, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 912 Walnut St.
— On Oct. 24, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:30 a.m. inside 123 S. Broad St. and 5:50 p.m. outside 1300 Locust St.
— At 1:45 a.m. Oct. 25, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1229 Locust St.