INCIDENTS
— At 2 p.m. Jan. 25, a man stole items from West Elm, 1330 Chestnut St. He was described as black with a dark complexion, 300 pounds and wearing a black puffy coat.
— At 4:55 p.m. Jan. 27, three men stole items from Velvet Lily, 1204 Chestnut St. They were described as black, in their 20s and carrying backpacks. Two were thin and wore beanies, one of whom wore makeup. The third was stocky and wore a fur coat.
— At 9 p.m. Jan. 27, a man was approached by two men, one of whom had a handgun, who stole his cash outside 1027 Pine St. At 9:15 p.m., Sixth District officers apprehended a man at 11th and Walnut streets, and Ninth District officers apprehended the other suspect at 12th and Chestnut streets, recovering a BB gun. The victim positively identified the 20- and 23-year-old West Philadelphia men, and they were charged with robbery and related offenses. Additional witnesses and victims came forward and the suspects were charged with three additional robberies in the Ninth District and one in the Third District.
— At 1:25 a.m. Jan. 28, an individual was pepper-sprayed during a domestic dispute outside 1201 Locust St. The victim declined to press charges. Central Detectives is investigating.
— At 3 a.m. Jan. 29, a man stole money from an ATM patron at 123 S. Broad St. He was described as black, in his 20s, 5-foot-8, thin and wearing a red beanie cap.
— There was one theft from a parked vehicle reported Jan. 25-31: outside 107 S. 10th St.
NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS
— On Jan. 26, members of the Citywide Vice Unit conducted an investigation inside the Loews Hotel, 1200 Market St., acting on information from an advertisement on BackPage.com. They arrested a 21-year-old suspect with a Williamstown, N.J., address for prostitution.
— At 3:45 a.m. Jan. 30, Sixth District Officer Gable observed a 2007 Acura operating without headlights in the 200 block of South 13th Street. A check revealed the vehicle was reported stolen Jan. 29 in the Seventh District. The 32-year-old suspect was charged with theft and unauthorized use of an auto.