INCIDENTS
— At 1:10 a.m. May 5, an individual was approached outside 200 S. Ninth St. by a male asking for money for a train. The male then showed a handgun, demanded the individual’s wallet, stole $3 and fled. He was described as a 30-year-old black man, 5-foot-10, 150 pounds, wearing glasses and unshaven.
— At 4:30 p.m. May 6, as a man walked down the stairs to the PATCO station at 13th and Locust streets, a male with a box cutter demanded his wallet. The culprit also stole two cell phones. He was described as a black male in his 20s, 5-foot-10, heavy, with scruffy facial hair, wearing a light-colored sweatshirt.
— At 5:30 a.m. May 7, while a resident was asleep, someone forced open the door to an apartment in the 200 block of South 13th Street. Nothing was taken. Sixth District Officer Pleasant attempted to lift fingerprints.
— At 2 a.m. May 10, a man was accosted outside 900 Walnut St. by two people who stole his watch, laptop bag and assorted food. The perpetrators were described as a 30-year-old black male, 5-foot-7, with long dreadlocks, a heavy build and dark complexion, wearing a white T-shirt; and a black female, 5-foot-9, 130 pounds, with cornrows, wearing a red sweatshirt and holding a knife.
— There were two thefts from parked vehicles reported May 4-10: outside 1349 Chestnut St. and 1305 Walnut St.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 3:30 a.m. May 5, a man was walking in the 1200 block of Walnut Street when a male asked him for a cigarette. He complied and the male then asked for money, resorting to verbal threats and then stealing his cash. Sixth District Officer Loggia apprehended a suspect at 13th and Sansom streets moments later and recovered the victim’s cash. The 32-year-old suspect with a North Philadelphia address was charged with robbery.