Gayborhood Crime Watch: June 22-28, 2015

INCIDENTS

— At 10:05 p.m. June 23, a woman was at the bus stop at 1200 Chestnut St. when two females asked to use her iPhone. She agreed and then one of the women struck her in the head with a bag containing a heavy object before fleeing with the phone. The women were described as black and in their late teens. The first was about 5-foot-3 and wearing a pink and purple head scarf, and the second was 5-foot-5 with short hair and wearing a black shirt.

— At 7:40 a.m. June 24, a man was outside 10th and Market streets when a man he knew as a client at the methadone clinic stabbed him in the back with an unknown object. The victim refused hospitalization or any further police involvement. The suspect fled into the clinic and was described as a 6-foot black male in his late 30s, thin, wearing a black shirt and tan pants.

— Between noon June 16 and 3 p.m. June 25, someone entered an apartment in a building in the 1200 block of Chestnut Street and stole a pair of earrings, change and medication. Sixth District Officer Minnis attempted to lift fingerprints.

— At 1:30 a.m. June 26, someone broke into the pizza shop at 1326 Pine St. and stole a cash drawer from the register. Central Detectives processed the scene for evidence and retrieved security video showing the culprit to be a 40-year-old white male with dark hair wearing glasses, a white baseball cap and a white jacket.

— At 5:35 p.m. June 26, someone stole a tip jar inside Starbucks, 1301 Chestnut St. The suspect was described as a 45-year-old black male, 5-foot-10, thin, with a dark complexion and wearing a white T-shirt and jeans.

— At 1:30 a.m. June 27, a man was in the 1200 block of Chancellor Street when someone knocked his cell phone from his hand and stole it, along with his wallet. The suspects were described only as three black males.

NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 4 p.m. June 23, Sixth District Officers Cash and Hill arrested a male outside 1034 Pine St. who was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear for court. The 54-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address was charged with contempt of court.

— At 10:30 p.m. June 23, while conducting an investigation into possible prostitution solicitation, Sixth District Officers Ferrero and Grant encountered an intoxicated driver in the 1200 block of Locust Street. The 51-year-old suspect with a North Philadelphia address was charged with DUI.

— UPDATE: At 5:45 a.m. June 21, an employee entered ICandy, 254 S. 12th St., to clean and found a male behind the bar attempting to steal liquor. At 5:53 a.m. June 25, Sixth District Officer Crichton apprehended a male allegedly burglarizing Cavanaugh’s River Deck, 417 N. Delaware Ave. The suspect was also identified and charged with the burglary at ICandy. The 40-year-old man with a North Philadelphia address was charged with three counts of burglary and related offenses.

— At 4:35 a.m. June 28, Sixth District Officer Washington responded to a call at the Marriott parking garage, 1201 Market St., and apprehended a male hiding behind a parked car with a GPS and several other items in a bag. A witness said the male stole the GPS from a parked car, whose owner was located and who identified the items. The 30-year-old suspect with a Washington Square West address was charged with theft from a motor vehicle.

SUMMARY ARRESTS

— On June 22, Center City District officers issued a citation for a summary offense at 9:05 a.m. outside 1115 Market St. and 11:35 a.m. outside 12th and Market streets.

— On June 23, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 9 p.m. outside 12th and Chestnut streets and 9:35 p.m. outside 1327 Locust St.

— At 7:20 p.m. June 24, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Walnut St.

— On June 26, Center City District officers issued a citation for a summary offense at 8:35 a.m. outside 1115 Market St. Sixth District officers issued citations at 8 p.m. outside 227 S. Broad St. and 9:20 p.m. outside 1 S. 13th St.

— At 9:20 p.m. June 27, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Chestnut St. 

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