Gayborhood Crime Watch: July 27-Aug. 9

INCIDENTS

— At 2:10 a.m. July 31, a witness reported that a man was outside 101 S. Juniper St. when another man punched him several times, knocking the victim unconscious. The perpetrator was described as black, with a muscular build, wearing glasses, a black tank top and jeans.

— At 8:30 p.m. July 31, during a delivery at Rite Aid, 215 S. Broad St., two men told a security guard at the door they were going to hold up the store. One showed a gun before fleeing on foot north on Broad Street. The first man was described as black, in his 20s, 6 feet, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, and the second as black, 32, wearing a white tank top, a white T-shirt around his neck and jeans.

— At 1:40 a.m. Aug. 8, someone punched a man and stole his phone outside 1305 Spruce St. The victim described the culprit as a Hispanic male in his early 20s, 5-foot-10, with black curly hair and a light complexion, wearing a blue shirt and jeans.

— At 2:55 a.m. Aug. 8, a man snatched a wallet from a woman’s hand as she walked in the 1200 block of Chestnut Street. The robber was described as black, 5-foot-10, with a stocky build and wearing a black T-shirt and camo shorts.

— There were two thefts from parked vehicles reported July 27-Aug. 9: outside 1300 Chestnut St. and 1215 Walnut St.

— There was one theft of a bicycle reported July 27-Aug. 9: outside 908 Clinton St.

NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 3 a.m. July 28, two men followed a man out of the 7-11 at 1201 Chestnut St., struck him with a handgun outside 31 S. 11th St. and stole his cell phone and backpack. Sixth District Officers Dilworth and Ticcino apprehened one suspect at 13th and Walnut streets. The 39-year-old Tacony man was arrested for robbery. The second man was described as black, in his 20s with a light complexion and wearing black jeans and a white T-shirt. 

— At 11:50 p.m. Aug. 2, an unruly patient outside 13th and Locust streets  bit one of the medics treating him. Sixth District police responded and the suspect was charged with assault on a firefighter.

— At 4:35 a.m. June 28, Sixth District Officer Washington apprehended a man at the Marriott parking garage, 1201 Market St., who was hiding behind a car with a GPS and other items. A witness said the man stole the GPS from a parked car, whose owner later 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 July 28, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 9:15 a.m. outside 1200 Chancellor St. and 8:40 p.m. outside 1319 Locust St.

— On July 30, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:40 p.m. outside 1200 Locust St. and 11:30 p.m. outside 1300 Walnut St.

— At 7:45 a.m. Aug. 3, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 400 S. Watts St.

— At 10:15 p.m. Aug. 5, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses outside 1200 Chancellor St.

— At 4 a.m. Aug. 7, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 200 S. 13th St. 

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