INCIDENTS
— At 2 p.m. Dec. 17, a shopper left a wallet unattended inside Easy Pickins, 1207 Chestnut St., and it was stolen. Security video
showed the suspect to be a black female with a heavy build, wearing a black coat and accompanied by two juveniles.
— At 8:40 p.m. Dec. 17 outside 1212 Locust St., a woman was in an argument with a female and a male both known to her when the female struck her in the legs with a baseball bat. She was not injured, and the suspects fled in a white auto. The victim provided police with the names of the suspects, and Central Detective Division is investigating.
— Between 10 p.m. Dec. 17 and 2 a.m. Dec. 18, someone stole a 2009 Volkswagen that was parked outside 204 S. 12th St.
— At 1:30 p.m. Dec. 18, a woman heard noise inside her apartment in the 200 block of South 12th Street and saw a male in the living room. The male fled when the woman yelled. He was described as a black male in his 40s, 5-foot-8, with a medium build, wearing a black coat and yellow and black ski cap. Sixth District Officer Sprouls attempted to lift fingerprints.
— At 10:15 p.m. Dec. 18, a woman was outside 1329 Lombard St. when a male snatched her handbag and ran north on Watts Street. The suspect was described as a 6-foot black male in his late 20s, with short hair and wearing dark clothing.
— At 7:35 p.m. Dec. 19, two males walked up to a woman after she cashed a check at 930 Market St. and demanded the money, then stole it from her pocket. The suspects were described as black males. The first was 6-foot-2, with a dark complexion and African accent, wearing a long, gray wool coat, while the second was 5-foot-7, with a long gray beard and medium complexion, wearing a black baseball cap and black coat.
— There was one theft from a parked vehicle reported Dec. 15-21: outside 1200 Walnut St.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS:
— At 6 p.m. Dec. 19, a patron discovered his wallet missing from his pocket while inside U Bar, 1220 Locust St. A witness informed the victim a female may have taken it, provided a description and said the woman stated she was headed to another bar in the 1300 block of Walnut Street. Sixth District Officer Harrigan was called to investigate and the witness identified the woman, who was found in possession of the victim’s wallet. The 57-year-old suspect with a Northeast Philadelphia address was charged with theft.
— At 4:55 a.m. Dec. 21, security at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital observed a male on security cameras steal a bicycle from outside the emergency room, 132 S. 10th St. Security officers stopped the male and located the bike’s owner. The 33-year-old suspect with a Southampton, N.J., address was charged with theft.