Gayborhood Crime Watch: March 23-29, 2015

INCIDENTS

— Between 10:45 p.m. March 21 and 11:30 p.m. March 23, someone stole a 2014 Chrysler that was parked in the 1200 block of Locust Street. The driver had lost the keys before the theft.

— At 3:30 p.m. March 21, someone stole a patron’s cell phone from a counter inside Old Nelson’s, 35 S. 13th St. The suspect was a 6-foot-2 black male, 245 pounds, with a white beard, wearing a long-sleeved red shirt and a white baseball cap.

— At 7:15 p.m. March 25, someone stole money from an unattended handbag inside Time Bar, 1315 Sansom St. The suspect was a 5-foot-11 white male, with a medium build, a tattoo on his left arm and brown hair, wearing glasses.

— At 1:45 p.m. March 27, a woman was boarding a N.J. Transit bus at 10th and Market streets when a male bumped into her and stole a wallet from her handbag. He fled east on Market Street and was described as black with a goatee and dark complexion, wearing glasses and a hat. 

— At 4:40 p.m. March 27, someone stole a patron’s iPhone from a counter inside the art gallery at 104 S. 13th St. The suspect was a 5-foot-8, 48-year-old black male, 180 pounds, with dreadlocks and a medium complexion, wearing glasses, a green jacket, black shirt, jeans and boots.

— At 5:58 p.m. March 27, security video showed a package delivered to the doorstep of a residence in the 1300 block of Addison Street was stolen by a teenage black male wearing a black jacket and black hoodie.

— At 2 a.m. March 28, a man was walking in the 100 block of South Eighth Street when a male punched him in the head and stole his cell phone, fleeing east on Ionic Street. The suspect was described as black, 6-feet tall and having a large build.

— At 2:49 a.m. March 28, police responded to a burglar alarm at 115 S. Eighth St. and found that two units on the second floor had been broken into. The owners came to the scene and reported scales and jewelry were missing. Central Detectives processed the scene for evidence and fingerprints.

— At 9:55 p.m. March 29, someone stole an unattended backpack from a table inside Tavern on Camac, 243 S. Camac St. The suspect was described as a 5-foot-7 black male in his 40s, with a dark complexion and Jeri curls, wearing glasses and a tan three-quarter-length coat.

— There were two thefts from parked vehicles reported March 23-29: outside 1200 Walnut St. and 800 Chestnut St.

NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 11:15 p.m. March 25, a man asking for change punched a man and stole his wallet and groceries outside a deli at 12th and Spruce streets. The victim and a witness chased him and alerted Sixth District Officers Henry and Burrell at 13th and Locust streets, who arrested the suspect at 13th and Market. He was charged with robbery.

— On March 27, members of the Citywide Vice Unit made arrests for prostitution at 10:20 p.m. outside 1201 Lombard St. and 11:05 p.m. outside 200 S. Juniper St.

SUMMARY ARRESTS

— On March 24, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 4:10 a.m. outside 912 Walnut St. and 9 p.m. outside 1300 Walnut St.

— At 12:45 p.m. March 27, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses outside 1300 Locust St.

— On March 28, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 9:45 p.m. outside 231 S. 13th St. and 10 p.m. outside 201 S. Broad St.

— On March 29, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 12:55 a.m. outside 1300 Chancellor St. and 1:35 a.m. outside 1337 Locust St.

 

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