Gayborhood Crime Watch: Jan. 22-28, 2016

The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Jan. 4-10. Information is courtesy of Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS.

INCIDENTS

— At 1:05 p.m. Jan. 4, a woman’s wallet went missing from her handbag inside Starbucks, 1301 Chestnut St., after she bumped into a man whom she described as black, 30, 6 feet and wearing a black hoodie.

— At 7:25 a.m. Jan. 6, someone stole a 2014 Mitsubishi that had been left outside 132 S. 10th St. with the keys inside and engine running.

— Between midnight-10 a.m. Jan. 6, the driver of a 2014 Ford van left the keys inside while it was parked inside the parking garage at 120 S. 12th St. and returned to find it missing. The van was recovered in the 900 block of Filbert Street the next day with no damage.

— At 8:10 p.m. Jan. 7, a man was outside 1000 Pine St. when a man on a bicycle snatched an iPhone from his hand and fled south on 10th Street. He was described as black, tall, husky and wearing dark clothing, and was in the company of two other people on bikes.

— At 4:30 p.m. Jan. 9, a woman was sitting at an outside table at 1200 Spruce St. when a man stole her handbag from the chair and fled west on Cypress Street. The suspect was described as black, about 29, 5-foot-9, 165 pounds, with scruffy facial hair and wearing a black beanie cap, black puffy coat and black sweatpants.

— There were two thefts from parked vehicles reported Jan. 4-10: outside 932 Pine St. and 1200 Sansom St.

— There was one theft of a bicycle reported Jan. 4-10: outside 310 S. Quince St.

NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 10:40 p.m. Jan. 7, Sixth District plainclothes officers arrested a 31-year-old suspect in the 200 block of South Juniper Street for possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

— At 3 p.m. Jan. 8, a driver left a 2014 Toyota outside 1322 Locust St. with the engine running and it was stolen. At 7:45 p.m. Jan. 9, 25th District officers arrested a male operating the stolen vehicle at Seventh and Huntingdon streets. The 52-year-old suspect with a North Philadelphia address was charged with auto theft and related offenses. 

— At 2:15 a.m. Jan. 9, a man followed another man outside of a bar in the 200 block of South 13th Street and punched him, knocking him to the ground and causing injury. Sixth District Officers Neal and Loggia witnessed the incident and apprehended a 22-year-old suspect with a Feltonville address. He was charged with aggravated assault. 

— At 4:30 a.m. Jan. 9 outside 205 S. 13th St., Sixth District officers assigned to the Park and Walk beat arrested a 36-year-old Olney man for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 1:45 a.m. Jan. 4, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Latimer St.

— On Jan. 7, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:45 a.m. outside 200 S. Fawn St., 2:25 a.m. outside 1300 Chancellor St. and 7:50 p.m. outside 1200 Chancellor St.

— On Jan. 8, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:15 a.m. outside 1200 Latimer St. and 1:20 a.m. outside 1200 Chancellor St. 

— At 12:20 a.m. Jan. 9, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1000 Market St. 

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