Gayborhood Crime Watch Jan. 30-Feb. 05, 2015

INCIDENTS

— At 6:30 a.m. Jan. 12, a man left his iPhone on the counter inside the Dunkin’ Donuts at 3 N. Juniper St., and security video showed it was stolen by a black male, 5-foot-5, with a salt-and-pepper mustache and goatee, wearing a red baseball cap and blue jacket.

 

— At 4:50 p.m. Jan. 12, two men stole four varsity coats from Mitchell & Ness, 1201 Chestnut St. They were described as black, the first in his 30s, 6-foot-1, 280 pounds, wearing a black coat and hat; and the second 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, wearing a black coat and white shoes.

— Between 8 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Jan. 12, someone entered an apartment in the 100 block of South 11th Street without force and stole a video-game system, games, a coat and a camera. Sixth District Officer Romanczuk attempted to lift fingerprints.

— At 2:45 a.m. Jan. 15, a person was accosted outside 234 S. 12th St. by a man brandishing a handgun. He stole the victim’s cash and credit cards and fled north on 12th Street. The culprit was described as a black male in his 30s, 5-foot-7, thin with a long, graying goatee and a medium complexion, wearing a hoodie under a black leather coat and glasses.

— At 2 p.m. Jan. 15, a male attempting to steal candy was confronted by an employee inside the 7-11 at 1201 Chestnut St. The male threw the candy down, waved a knife in the air and fled the store. He was described as black male between 45-55, 5-foot-11, 150 pounds, wearing a gray knit cap, black coat with a hoodie and white sneakers, carrying a white bag with a red design.

— At 5:50 a.m. Jan. 16, a woman left her 2003 Honda unattended with the engine running outside the Wawa at 912 Walnut St., and a white male in a red hoodie stole it.

— At 3:50 p.m. Jan. 18, a man held up the Dunkin’ Donuts at 808 Chestnut St. with a handgun, stealing cash and fleeing east on Chestnut Street. The culprit was described as a black male in his 40s, 5-foot-11, with a heavy build and light complexion, wearing a brown jacket and black hat with a Band-Aid on his right cheek.

— There were two thefts from parked vehicles reported Jan. 12-18: outside 800 Market St. and 111 S. 10th St.

— There was one theft of a bicycle reported Jan. 12-18: outside 914 Pine St.

NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 9:15 p.m. Jan. 13, Sixth District Officers Ferrero and Grant arrested a male outside 1300 Drury St. who was wanted on a warrant for probation violations. The 39-year-old suspect with a homeless-shelter address was charged with escape.

— At 2:20 a.m. Jan. 14, Sixth District Officers Macchione and Cifelli arrested a male outside 101 S. 11th St. who was wanted on a warrant for probation violations. The 57-year-old suspect with a homeless-shelter address was charged with escape.

— At 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15, Sixth District Officers Haas and Teetz observed a male with a shopping cart filled with sand bags outside the construction site at 1112 Chestnut St.  An investigation reveled the bags contained scaffold clamps, valued at $1,700, stolen from the work site. The site manager was contacted, the items were returned and the 26-year-old homeless suspect was charged with burglary and related offenses.

— At 8:35 p.m. Jan. 15, Sixth District Officers Grant and Calhoun arrested a male outside 1200 Chestnut St. who was wanted on a warrant for probation violations. The 51-year-old suspect with a Tioga address was charged with escape.

— At 9:35 p.m. Jan. 17, Sixth District Officers Ferrero and Grant arrested a male outside 208 S. Juniper St. who was wanted on a warrant for probation violations. The 38-year-old suspect with a homeless-shelter address was charged with escape.

SUMMARY ARRESTS

— On Jan. 13, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 2:15 a.m. outside 207 S. 13th St., 8:30 p.m. outside 1201 Chestnut St., 8:55 p.m. outside 200 S. 12th St., 9:10 p.m. outside 1314 Walnut St. and 9:25 p.m. outside 1300 Drury St.

— On Jan. 14, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense at 12:35 a.m. outside 254 S. 12th St., 12:30 p.m. outside 1300 Drury St., 6:20 p.m. outside 1201 Sansom St., 9:30 p.m. outside Broad and Chestnut streets and 9:45 p.m. outside 1 S. 12th St.

— On Jan. 17, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 11:30 a.m. outside 1317 Walnut St., 8:50 p.m. outside 1218 Chestnut St. and 9:35 p.m. outside 208 S. Juniper St.

— On Jan. 18, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense at 1:40 a.m. outside 1200 Chancellor St. and 2:50 p.m. outside 261 S. 13th St. Center City District officers issued a citation at 4:20 p.m. outside 1001 Market St. 

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