14th District: Mace attacks on Stenton Ave.

14th Police District in Philadelphia

43 W. Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144

This district covers Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Cedarbrook, and part West Oak Lane, and Germantown.

This list covers Jan. 12-18

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01.12.11

900 block E. Phil Ellena St. – 1989 Ford Thunderbird stolen between 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12.

5200 block Wakefield St. – several bottles of liquor were stolen from Milley’s Hideout Bar between 1:00-7:15 a.m. Jan.12.

6300 block Musgrave St. – police arrived at the 500 block of E. Washington Lane to find a man lying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds. Complainant was taken to the hospital. Original scene was at Musgrave Street where police found several bullet holes.

 

01.13.11

Unit block E. Springer St. – complainant said her cousin raped her. Complainant fell asleep on the couch. At some point she awoke and found her cousin on top of her.

5600 block Heiskell St. – Playstation 3 game system, cell phone and $500 stolen. Complainant said her ex-boyfriend took the items on Jan. 10. He returned Jan. 11 and threatened to burn the house down. Complainant said there’s been a history of domestic violence between the two.

Unit block W. Penn St. – Dell laptop stolen from the property. Complainant said the alarm system company called her husband about the break-in. The husband ignored the call because there was roofing work schooled on the block.

 

01.14.11

1000 block E. Cliveden St. – complainant said her roommate pushed her, held her down, pulled out a knife and stole her Samsung cell phone.

W. Cheltenham Ave. / Andrews Ave. – 1994 Dodge Caravan stolen. The car had no anti-theft or alarm system.

200 block W. Upsal St. – 2006 Hyundai Elantra stolen.

8200 block Williams Ave. – DVD player, camcorder and various Xbox games were stolen from the property between 8:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Jan. 14. Complainant said her neighbor on the first floor had let two friends of hers into the building.

 

01.15.11

7300 block Sommers Rd. – copper pipes stolen. Complainant said someone cut the lock off the front door and took the items from the basement. The property was unoccupied and had no alarm system.

69th Ave. / Ogontz Ave. – complainant said someone took his PSP from his pocket and fled the scene.

300 block E. Walnut Lane – digital camera, Xbox 360 Kinect game system, and various games and accessories stolen from the property.

100 block E. Walnut Lane – Polaroid Land 500 camera and $800 stolen from the property. Complainant said he lives alone, but his alarm system wasn’t activated.

 

01.16.11

2100 block 74th Ave. – copper pipes stolen from the property sometime between 8 p.m. Jan.14 and 12 p.m. Jan. 16.

5600 block Heiskell St. – Panasonic flat screen TV, cable box, Playstation 3 game system and $250 stolen from the property. Complainant said she received a text message from her ex-boyfriend that said he was inside the place taking things. Complainant said she previously had her boyfriend evicted.

8300 block Rodney St. – complainant said a group of guys attacked him after he left a gas station. Police were flagged down and surveyed the area with the complainant. One of the offenders was positively identified and arrested. Nothing was taken.

 

01.18.11

6400 block Belfield Ave. – TV, Playstation 2 game system, 50 games and a comforter were stolen from the property. Complainant said someone broke in through a front window between 8 a.m. and 6:10 p.m. Jan. 18.

6100 block Stenton Ave. – complainant said a fellow student at Martin Luther King High School maced her in the face. School police were notified.

6200 block E. Wister St. – complainant said her boyfriend hit her in the face with a wooden lamp as she was walking down the stairs. The man left, but later returned. He was arrested and taken to the Northwest Detectives Division.

6800 block Rodney St. – two Ryobi saws, eight cases of tiles and various hand tools were stolen from the property. Construction company owner said someone took the items from the unoccupied location. Offender entered through an unlocked side window.

5900 block Stenton Ave. – complainant said a group of girls punched her and sprayed mace in her face.

5500 block Bloyd St. – two flat screen TVs and a laptop stolen from the property. There was no forced entry. Complainant said two other people know the alarm system code.

300 block E. Haines St. – eight social security cards, two digital cameras, an iPod and stereo system were stolen from the property. Complainant said her mother might be the culprit.

200 block W. Gorgas Lane – 2002 Ford Taurus stolen. Complainant said his son might have the car.

900 block E. Sedgwick St. – complainant said an acquaintance stabbed him several times with a metal-tipped comb. Complainant said the woman also threatened to have someone kill him. The incident happened after the complainant told the offender he couldn’t watch their two-month old son.

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