Gayborhood Crime Watch: Aug. 15-21, 2016

BULLETIN:

Since Aug. 6, there have been at least four incidents of indecent assault that may be connected, two of which occurred near the Lombard border of the Sixth District.

— At 1 a.m. Aug. 6, a woman was walking in the 1800 block of South 15th Street when an unknown man approached her from behind on a bicycle and grabbed her buttocks.

— At 10:15 p.m. Aug. 10, a woman was walking in the 900 block of Lombard Street when an unknown man approached her from behind on a mountain bike. As he passed, he reached up her dress with his hand and sexually assaulted her. He fled west on Lombard Street. The victim described the suspect as Latino, with a medium brown complexion, 5-foot-4 to 5-foot-6, with no facial hair, wearing a turquoise polo shirt and carrying a black backpack with orange sides.

— At 12:10 a.m. Aug. 13, a woman was walking in the 700 block of South Eighth Street when an unknown man on a bicycle rode up on her left side and placed his hand up her dress, indecently assaulting her. She screamed and he fled. She described him as Latino, young, with short, black hair and a multi-colored shirt.

— At 2:30 a.m. Aug. 13, a woman was walking to her residence after exiting her vehicle in the 2000 block of South 13th Street when a man grabbed her and forcefully put his hand up her dress. She started to scream, causing the male to flee on foot southbound. She described him as Latino, approximately 5-foot-8, with a medium build, dark complexion and short, dark hair, wearing a black shirt and tan or khaki shorts.

INCIDENTS

— At 5:26 a.m. Aug. 19, a man reported that his wallet was stolen from his pocket in the 1200 block of Chancellor Street. He said he had been talking with men who were unknown to him at the time of the incident.

— At 3:30 a.m. Aug. 19, a man stated he was approached by three men in the 1300 block of Locust Street who punched him and stole his phone. All three suspects were black. The first was approximately 5-foot-9, in his mid-20s, with a buzz cut and thin build and wearing a white shirt and jeans. The second was between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet, in his mid-20s,  with a box hair cut, wearing dark jeans. The third had short hair.

— There were three thefts from parked vehicles reported Aug. 15-21: outside 201 S. Broad St., 1 S. 11th St. and 900 Pine St.

— There were two thefts of bicycles reported Aug. 15-21: outside 200 S. 13th St. and 1100 Market St.

NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 8:15 p.m. Aug. 16, Sixth District Officers Ferrero and Grant arrested two men, 29 and 33, for narcotics violations in the 200 block of South 11th Street.

— At 3:37 a.m. Aug. 19, Sixth District Officers Coupas, Grieder and Neal observed a man punched another man in the face and knock him unconscious in the 200 block of South 13th Street. The 23-year-old who threw the punch was immediately taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault and other related offenses.

— At 1 p.m. Aug. 19, officers from the Highway Patrol Unit arrested a 14-year-old boy for robbery at 13th and Filbert streets. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Market Street.

— At 9 p.m. Aug. 19, Sixth District Officer Ferrero arrested a 31-year-old man in the 1200 block of Chancellor Street for failure to appear on a prior criminal offense.

— At 10:17 p.m. Aug. 20, security officers at the Marriot Hotel, 1201 Market St., observed a 53-year-old man pry open a jewelry-display case in the lobby of the hotel and remove items. They apprehended him and held him for police. The suspect was charged with theft and related offenses.

SUMMARY ARRESTS

— At 6:25 p.m. Aug. 15, a SEPTA officer issued a summary citation to a 17-year-old boy for fare evasion on the Market-Frankford platform at 11th Street.

— At 2:45 a.m. Aug. 16, Sixth District officer Coupas issued a summary citation to a 52-year-old man for drinking from an open container of alcohol in the 1300 block of Chancellor Street.

— At 10 p.m. Aug. 17, Sixth District Officer Henry issued a summary citation to a 26-year-old man for drinking from an open container of alcohol in the 200 block of South 13th Street.

— At 10 p.m. Aug. 17, Sixth District Officer Marsh issued a summary citation to a 34-year-old man for drinking from an open container of alcohol in the 200 block of South 13th Street.

— At 11 a.m. Aug. 18, Sixth District Officer Downey issued a summary citation to a 61-year-old man drinking from an open container of alcohol in the 200 block of South Broad Street.

— At 1:27 a.m. Aug. 19, Sixth District Officer Coupas issued a summary citation to a 20-year-old man for underage drinking in the 1200 block of Chancellor Street.

— At 8:25 p.m. Aug. 19, Sixth District Officer Grant issued a summary citation to a 44-year-old man for drinking from an open container of alcohol in the 100 block of South 12th Street.

— At 1:01 a.m. Aug. 21, Sixth District Officer Coupas issued a summary citation to a 21-year-old man for drinking from an open container of alcohol in the 1200 block of Walnut Street.

— At 1:15 a.m. Aug. 21, Sixth District Officer Dillworth issued a summary citation to a 23-year-old man for drinking from an open container of alcohol in the 1300 block of Drury Street. 

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