INCIDENTS
— At 6:45 p.m. May 12, security video showed a man stealing a woman’s purse from inside Boxers, 1330 Walnut St. He was black, about 50, 5-foot-11, thin, unshaven and wearing a white shirt and khaki pants.
— Between 7-8:15 p.m. May 12, someone stole a laptop from a guest room inside the Loews Hotel, 1200 Market St. There was no forced entry.
— At 2:05 p.m. May 13, inside Wendy’s, 1101 Walnut St., a woman was distracted by a male pretending to have injured his hand in the door while another male stole a wallet from her handbag. The suspects were described as black, the first about 40 with a dark complexion wearing a white shirt and a dark blazer, and the second wearing a light-colored shirt.
— At 3:10 a.m. May 14, a man was riding his bicycle west in the 1300 block of Walnut Street when a male knocked him from his bike and stole it in addition to cash from his pocket. The victim described the perpetrator as a 6-foot black male, thin, with a dark complexion, wearing a dark blue hoodie and a white hat.
— There were three thefts from parked vehicles reported this week: outside 800 Pine St., 1349 Chestnut St. and 100 S. 11th St.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 2:15 a.m. May 11 while on patrol, Sixth District Officers Cifelli and Macchione observed a male crossing the 1200 block of Spruce Street carrying a big-screen TV. Upon seeing the police, the male discarded a watch and prescription pill bottle. The officers conducted an investigation and found the address on the pill bottle — an apartment on the block — had been entered via a window and the door left open. The owner was located and identified the watch, prescription and TV as coming from his apartment. The 29-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address was charged with burglary and related offenses.
— At 12:50 a.m. May 13, Sixth District Officer Stone observed a male throw a bucket of paint on the door of Knock, 255 S. 12th St. The 59-year-old suspect with an Overbrook address was charged with criminal mischief.
— At 10:20 p.m. May 13, Sixth District plainclothes officers made an arrest for prostitution outside 1300 Locust St.
— On May 15, while conducting surveillance in the area of Juniper and Chancellor streets, Sixth District plainclothes officers observed a female steal an unattended bicycle and start to ride off on it. The 41-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address was charged with theft.
SUMMARY ARRESTS
— At 10:20 a.m. May 11, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1233 Locust St.
— At 8:50 p.m. May 12, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1301 Walnut St.
— On May 13, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:05 a.m. outside 1233 Locust St., 6 p.m. outside 1300 Locust St. and 9:05 p.m. outside 1300 Chestnut St. at 9:05 p.m.
— At 11:05 p.m. May 14, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1314 Walnut St.
— On May 15, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 7:25 p.m. outside 201 S. 13th St., 7:55 p.m. outside 1329 Pine St. and 10:35 p.m. outside 1212 Chestnut St.
— On May 16, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:30 a.m. outside 1300 Chancellor St. and 11:50 p.m. outside 13th and St. James streets.
— At 11 p.m. May 17, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1221 St. James St.