Police Briefs

Abington

STOLEN PROPERTY » Dominic Martinelli, 51, of Independence Avenue, Abington, has been charged with receiving stolen property in connection with an April 10 incident in the 400 block of North Hills Avenue, Glenside, police said.

DUI » Joseph Wolf, 56, of Bensalem, has been charged with driving under the influence and a lighting violation in connection with a May 13 traffic stop at Susquehanna and Cumberland roads, police said. STOLEN PROPERTY » Eric C. Dickerson, 19, of Foxhill Road, Philadelphia; and Imani Whiz Lee, 18, of D Street, Philadelphia, were both charged June 14 with receiving stolen property, unauthorized use of an auto and fleeing or attempting to elude police following an incident at the Old Welsh Road entrance to the Willow Grove Park mall, police said. Lee was also charged with resisting arrest, police said.

ASSAULT » Ronald Anderson, 28, of Church Street, Willow Grove, was charged June 16 with simple assault and harassment in connection with an incident in the 1600 block of Franklin Avenue, Willow Grove, police said.

Cheltenham

ID THEFT » A resident reported June 18 that numerous fraudulent accounts had been opened in the victim’s name, police said. THEFT » A resident of Phoebe Wyncote, 208 Fernbrook Ave., reported June 18 that jewelry was missing, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported June 18 that the victim’s personal information was used to purchase cellphones that were then picked up by an unknown person at the victim’s Glenside residence, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported June 19 that his email account had been hacked and diverted to another address, police said.

FALSE ID » Cecil Thompson, 46, of the 2300 block of 74th Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with false ID to law enforcement following an accident at ChickFil-A, 2421 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 1:29 p.m. June 19, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported June 19 that fraudulent online purchases totaling $676.90 were made using the victim’s credit card information, police said. FRAUD » A resident reported June 19 unauthorized withdrawals of $1,505.50 had been made on the victim’s debit account, police said. VANDALISM » A juvenile female threw a rock at a vehicle at Limekiln Pike and Greenwood Avenue at 6:33 p.m. June 19, breaking the windshield, police said. WARRANT » Jaquetta Bey, 26, of the 3000 block of North Eighth Street, Philadelphia, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant out of Bucks County during a vehicle investigation at 9:20 p.m. June 19 at Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said. WARRANT » Christina Anderson, 25, of the 1200 block of Oxford Circle, Lansdale, was taken into custody at 12:32 a.m. June 20 at the police station on a warrant out of Montgomery County charging her with possession of dangerous drugs from a May incident, police said.

THEFT » A resident of the 900 block of Chelten Hills Drive reported June 20 that money had been stolen from a closet while the homeowner was away, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported June 20 that an attempt had been made to open two credit cards in the victim’s name and a fraudulent credit card was opened and used at a Bucks County Walmart, police said. ASSAULT » Angela Harris, 52, of the 1400 block of West Sparks Street, Philadelphia, was charged with simple assault following a fight at 1:30 p.m. June 20 between her and a sister at Phoebe Wyncote, 208 Fernbrook Ave., where she allegedly punched the other woman in the face, police said. RETAIL THEFT » A woman attempted to steal $412 worth of goods from Old Navy, 2401 Cheltenham Ave., at 1:55 p.m. June 20 and left in a white Nissan after the merchandise was recovered, police said. BANK ROBBERY » A black male in his 20s with a slender build, about 6 feet tall, with a beard and mustache, wearing a black hoodie with the hood up, a red baseball cap and blue jeans, robbed the Santander Bank, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 3:37 p.m. June 20, police said. The robber presented a demand note to a teller and kept one hand in his coat pocket, but no weapon was displayed or indicated, police said. After receiving cash, he fled south over the parking lot, police said. A canine track from Upper Moreland was not successful, police said. FRAUD » A resident reported June 20 that an unknown person changed a check he had written out to a higher amount of money, police said.

THEFT » A lawn mower was reported stolen June 20 from a shed on a property in the unit block of Latham Parkway, police said. VEHICLE ENTERED » A window of a vehicle parked in the unit block of Latham Parkway was smashed out overnight June 20, but nothing appeared to be missing, police said.

THEFTS FROM VEHICLES » Abut $15 was reported stolen at 10 a.m. June 21 from an unlocked vehicle in the 1400 block of Beech Avenue, Elkins Park, police said. Surveillance video showed someone entering the vehicle at 2:14 a.m., police said. Between $20 and $30 was reported stolen between midnight and 7:30 a.m. June 21 from an unlocked vehicle in the rear of a driveway of a home in the 8300 block of Fairview Road, Elkins Park, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Brandi Lattimore El, 18, of the 7800 block of Spring Avenue, Elkins Park, was charged with retail theft after allegedly taking $139 worth of women’s clothing and cosmetics from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, at 10:24 a.m. June 21, police said. THEFT » Approximately $3,200 worth of furniture and tools were taken between April 20 and June 21 from a building in the 8100 block of Cedar Road, Elkins Park, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Christopher Imhof-Clark, 31, of the 300 block of Pleasant Acre Drive, Ambler, was charged with retail theft after being accused of taking a Dewalt stapler, valued at $570, from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 3:57 p.m. June 21, police said. RETAIL THEFT » Marilyn Maddox, 69, of the 6700 block of Cornelius Street, Philadelphia, was cited for retail theft after taking $37.18 in goods from Walmart, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 5:26 p.m. June 21, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A thin, black male in his 40s or 50s, with salt and pepper hair, wearing a black shirt and gray pants, reportedly took two bottles of Gold Bond lotion from Rite Aid, 1401 Cheltenham Ave., at 6:06 p.m. June 21 and fled south on Broad Street, police said.

THEFT » A Pedago electric assisted bike, valued at $3,182, was reported stolen at 3 a.m. June 22 from a rear shed at a home in the 7800 block of Spring Avenue, police said. BURGLARY » A weed wacker and hedge trimmer were reported stolen at 10 a.m. June 22 from a shed at a home in the 7600 block of Waters Road, police said. BURGLARY » Ryu Snyder, 31, of the 7600 block of Sumerdale Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with burglary and defiant trespass following a break-in reported at 12:44 p.m. June 22 at a home in the 1000 block of Rock Creek Drive, where he allegedly knocked on the rear door and then entered the home, police said. When he opened the back door a chime went off and he fled and was walking down the street, where he was stopped by police, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Stephanie Dass, 29, of the 3900 block of Conshohocken Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft after taking $400 in goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, at 2:23 p.m. June 22, police said. THEFT » A customer at Wawa, 82 Limekiln Pike, reported at 12:28 p.m. June 22 that a phone left behind on a counter was taken by an unknown person, police said.

THEFT FROM VEHICLE » A male was observed in a vehicle in the 1100 block of Stratford Avenue at 5:07 a.m. June 23 from which loose change was taken, police said. The male fled in a dark gray vehicle, police said.

THEFT FROM VEHICLE » A vehicle in the 7700 block of Union Avenue was reported entered at 9:43 a.m. June 23 and a purse, later found with its contents scattered in the street, was taken from it, police said.

THEFT » Two power washers taken from a detached garage at a home in the 1200 block of Stratford Avenue were found at 10:08 a.m. June 23 in the victim’s driveway, where a vehicle had also been entered, but nothing appeared to be taken, police said.

THEFT FROM VEHICLE » Items were reported stolen overnight June 22 from a vehicle in the 4300 block of Brookview Place, police said.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY » A black male, bald on top, wearing a gray shirt and long gray shorts entered the garage of a home in 7600 block of Brookfield Road around 11 a.m. June 23, where he was confronted by the homeowner, and then fled in a newer model gray Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Johnathan Cole, 25, of the 6500 block of North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft after taking $304.74 in goods from Marshall’s, 2401 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 8:48 p.m. June 23, police said.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS » Daron Turner, 28, of the 2300 block of West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, was cited for public drunkenness at 2:52 a.m. June 24 in the 1700 block of Graham Lane, police said. WARRANT » Jonathan Streeper, 36, of the 100 block of Central Avenue, was taken into custody at 10:30 a.m. June 24 at his home on a Philadelphia warrant, police said.