Times Chronicle & Public Spirit

Cheltenham

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THEFT >> An employee of a business at 300 Yorktown Plaza reported Sept. 24 that her purse containing about $25 was stolen between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sept. 21 and was later found near the main entrance to the business, police said. THEFT >> An envelope containing $125 cash, several invoices and a $1,000 check was reported stolen at 1:15 p.m. Sept. 24 from a truck parked in a lot in the 600 block of Cottman Avenue, police said.

BURGLARY >> Jewelry and a safe containing three handguns with ammunition were taken during a burglary reported at 2:51 p.m. Sept. 24 at a home in the 800 block of Spring Avenue, police said. The victim said the burglary occurred during the previous 24 hours; entry was apparently made through a rear door, police said. THREATS >> A customer at Burlington Coat Factory, 2471 Cheltenham Ave., threatened to rob the store at 8:35 p.m. Sept 24 and then left, police said. FRAUD >> A resident reported Sept. 24 being defrauded of $800 worth of iTunes cards by an unknown person, police said.

BURGLARY >> Jewelry valued at $7,000 was taken during a burglary between 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at a home in the 7900 block of Ivy Lane, police said. Entry was apparently made through an unlocked door, police said.

THEFT >> Tiffany N. Manning, 27, of the 2000 block of North John Russell Circle, was charged with retail theft and resisting arrest at 3:30 p.m. Sept 25 at Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said.

BURGLARY >> A male broke into a home in the 100 block of East Glenside Avenue at 12:10 p.m. Sept. 26, but fled when confronted by the homeowner, police said. The suspect was described as a tall, black male wearing a checkered pattern blue shirt and dark pants, police said. Entry was made by breaking a window in the rear door, police said. VANDALISM >> A large rock was thrown at the front windshield of a church van at 6:26 p.m. Sept. 26 at the La Mott AME Church, 1505 Cheltenham Ave., police said.

AUTO THEFT >> Enterprise Car Rental, 1627 Cheltenham Ave., reported Sept. 27 that a white Hyundai Elantra with NJ tag D46JNU rental car had not been returned by the renter, police said.

THEFT >> Two wheel caps were reported stolen from a Jeep parked in the 1000 block of Arboretum Road at 1:32 p.m. Sept. 27, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Taywana Woods, 50, of the 200 block of West Upsal Street, Philadelph­ia, was cited for retail theft at 1:51 p.m. Sept. 27 at Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said.

THEFT >> A black male, around age 20, wearing a blue vest and blue jeans, stole an iPhone X from the AT&T store, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 6:28 p.m. Sept. 27 and fled in a maroon Dodge Challenger, police said. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY >>A 15-year-old Philadelph­ia male was charged Sept. 27 in Montgomery County Juvenile Court with burglary and loitering and prowling at night, police said. The youth allegedly stuck a knife in the window screen of a home in the 7600 block of Williams Way at 9:53 p.m. in an apparent effort to enter the home, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> Martina M. Carter, 29, of the 4800 block of Gransback Street, Philadelph­ia, was charged with retail theft at 11:20 a.m. Sept. 28 after taking $325.27 in goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Amkoma Mboki, 66, of the 700 block of West Nedro Avenue, Philadelph­ia, was charged with retail theft after taking a drill valued at $379 from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, a 12:36 p.m. Sept. 28, police said. THEFT >> Copper downspouts were reported stolen at 1:36 p.m. Sept. 28 from an unoccupied house in the 1300 block of Spruce Lane, police said.

ID THEFT >> A resident reported Sept. 28 receiving a fraudulent email requesting that the victim change the banking institutio­n and account number on her account, police said.

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