Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Robbery Victim Receives Stitches

The following information has been supplied by the 14th District of the Philadelphia Police Department. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.

Burglary … A resident of the 8800 block of Germantown Avenue reported Feb. 17, 7:20 a.m., that her neighbor was feeding her cats while she was out of town and found that a window was wide open and the house was ransacked, although it is not yet known what is missing, police said.

Theft from auto … A woman reported Feb. 18, 11 p.m., that while she was parked on the 8000 block of Seminole Avenue, someone gained access to her car and a bookbag and 20 DVDs were missing, police said.

Robbery … A man reported Feb. 19, 4 a.m., that while he was walking on the 8800 block of Germantown Avenue, he was hit in the head from behind, and was beaten, as four male teenagers took $10 in cash from his pockets, police said. According to police, the victim was taken to Chestnut Hill Hospital, where he was given stitches to the head and lips.

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