July 30 – July 31, 2012

Today’s Good News

First Precinct Officer John Esposito was on patrol recently when he spotted a man running with a TV on North 32^nd Street and went to investigate. After the man ducked into a nearby house, Officer Esposito called for backup. With the assistance of K-9 Officer Sammy Hernandez, K-9 Niko and First Precinct Det. David Cuffley, Sgts. Dana Brereton, Chris Wyatt and Ethan Rhodenizer as well as Officers Mary Gary, Jerry Baskette, Brenda Graham and Tim Arthur, they surrounded the building, searched the area and safely made an arrest. They also recovered the stolen property. Good work all!

DISCLAIMER: The following incidents are preliminary in nature and are subject to change after investigation.  Please note that the entries listed below do not cover every incident from overnight. The listings are subject to the judgment of staff officers’ sense of what is noteworthy.

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

2^nd Precinct

Aggravated Assault (Domestic)

7/30/12             6:15 p.m.

900 block of Bramwell Road

A female reported she was assaulted by a known male. An arrest was made.

2^nd Precinct

ROBBERY (X2)

7/31/12             12:32 a.m.

3500 block of Clydewood Avenue

A male and female reported they were assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males. An arrest was made.

1^st Precinct

Robbery

7/31/12             2:02 a.m.

2300 block of Phaup Street

A female reported she was robbed at gunpoint by three unknown males.

4^th Precinct

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY

7/31/12             2:26 a.m.

900 block of Norton Street

Two males reported three unknown males tried to rob them. Three arrests were made.

1^st Precinct

ROBBERY

7/31/12             4:17 a.m.

2200 block of Dinwiddie Avenue

A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male.

    

PROPERTY CRIMES                                                                                     

1^st Precinct

LARCENY FROM A TRAILER

7/28/12 – 7/30/12           3:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m.

1100 block of North 23^rd Street

An unknown person(s) broke into a trailer and stole several power tools.

2^nd Precinct

BURGLARY

7/30/12                         10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

2400 block of Courtland Street

An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole cash and electronic equipment.

3^rd Precinct

BURGLARY

7/29/12 – 7/30/12           6:00 p.m. – 10:25 a.m.

3800 block of Kensington Avenue

An unknown person(s) entered the unlocked shed and stole a lawnmower.

3^rd Precinct

BURGLARY

7/30/12                         11:00 a.m.

4700 block of Monument Avenue

An unknown male tried to steal a lawnmower from a shed.

3^rd Precinct

BURGLARY

7/30/12                         3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2000 block of Grove Avenue

An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.

3^rd Precinct

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE

7/30/12                         9:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.

1400 block of Parkwood Avenue

An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole a wallet.

4^th Precinct

BURGLARY

7/27/12 – 7/30/12           7:30 p.m. – 10:18 a.m.

2200 block of 4^th Avenue

An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.

4^th Precinct

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT

7/30/12                         6:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

800 block of Forest Lawn Drive

An unknown person(s) stole an unlocked vehicle with a key inside.

4^th Precinct

THEFT FROM BUILDING

7/31/12                         11:35 p.m.

500 block of West Broad Street

An unknown male stole an iPod and video game system from the building.