Police news from Abington, Cheltenham and Jenkintown

Abington

ASSAULT: A female attending a March 6job fair at the Lenfest building at Abington Jefferson Hospital, 1200Old York Road, reported being punched, kicked and yanked by the hair by two women in the restroom around 1 p.m., police said. The victim, who suffered head and neck pain, had bumped into one of the women who were leaving the restroom when she entered and the two women returned and attacked her in the stall, police said. Investigation ongoing.

THEFT: A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle parked near Susquehanna Road in the Giant lot, 2350Susquehanna Road, around 3 p.m. March 6, while the victim was in the store, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: A female was arrested at 4:21p.m. March 7after taking $282.41in goods from Nordstrom Rack, 2500 Moreland Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: A female stole $297.50worth of goods from Macy’s at the Willow Grove Park Mall at 4:22 p.m. March 8 and fled the parking lot at a high rate of speed after being confronted by police, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: A male was arrested at 7:14 p.m. March 8 after taking $553worth of goods from Macy’s at the Willow Grove Park Mall, police said.

THEFT: Three males and two females ran out on their $218.63 bill at the Longhorn Steakhouse, 817Old York Road, at 10:59p.m. March 8, police said.

THEFT: A female reported her purse, containing ID and debit and credit cards, was stolen from her shopping cart at TJ Maxx, 1495 Old York Road, at 1:30p.m. March 9, police said. Attempts to use the cards to charge $1,700were denied and the cards were canceled, police said.

WEAPON CHARGE: A vehicle pulled over at 5p.m. March 9at Moreland and Davisville roads was found to contain a loaded handgun reported stolen in January in Warminster, marijuana and paraphernalia and the operator will be charged with multiple gun, drug and traffic charges, police said. RETAIL THEFT: A juvenile male who attempted to steal $990 worth of goods from Macy’s at the Willow Grove Park Mall at 4:11p.m. March 10was released from custody and will go through the Youth Aid Panel process, police said. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Five males who climbed on the All Star Basketball battle game at Tilted 10, 2500Moreland Road, at 6:42p.m. March 10caused $500worth of damage but were able to flee from the mall, police said.

ARREST: The operator of a stolen vehicle who fled from police at 1:29 a.m. March 11 in the 7-Eleven lot, 362Easton Road, was taken into custody at 2:22a.m. by Cheltenham police in the Wawa lot at 200South Easton Road and turned over to Abington police, police said. The suspect had the victim’s keys and cellphone as well as a narcotic in his possession and will be charged with receiving stolen property and drug charges, police said.

THEFT: Two males in a pickup truck stole 50blue totes, valued at $2,500, from the rear of Rite

Aid, 1321Easton Road, around lunchtime March 10, police said. RETAIL THEFT: Two males who stole $592worth of goods from Dick’s Sporting Goods, 2514 Moreland Road, at 4:11p.m. March 12were arrested in a vehicle in the parking lot, police said. ASSAULT: Malik Salahudin, 45, of Cedarbrook Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged March 4 with aggravated assault, retail theft, possessing an instrument of crime and resisting arrest following an incident in the 2400block of Moreland Road, police said. RETAIL THEFT: A 51-year-old woman of Tyson Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged March 1with retail theft and receiving stolen property in the 2400block of Moreland Road, police said. FRAUD: Kevin Harrell, 28, of Levering Street, Philadelphia, was charged Feb. 28 with access device fraud, receiving stolen property and theft by deception in connection with an incident in the 2500block of Moreland Road, police said.

Line roads, where he was observed driving a vehicle reported stolen out of Upper Darby, police said. White rammed the back of a police vehicle and fled the scene and eventually crashed into another vehicle at Washington Lane and Ashbourne Road, police said. RETAIL THEFT: A male stole a carton of cigarettes, valued at $115, from Wawa, 200S. Easton Road, at 6:23a.m. March 5, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: Two males stole $1,000 worth of goods from Burlington Coat Factory, 2471 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 2:01 p.m. March 5, police said.

FRAUD: A resident reported March 5, $250was fraudulently withdrawn from the victim’s bank account, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: A 42-year-old woman of the 4500 block of Greene Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property after taking $187worth of goods from Marshalls, 2401Cheltenham Ave., at 5:41p.m. March 5, police said. AUTO THEFT: A black 2017 Kia Optima, PA tag MDF7940, was BURGLARY: Fattah Fattah, 61, of reported stolen at 6:30 p.m. the 900block of East Wadsworth March 5from the unit block of Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged Glenside Avenue, police said. with burglary, attempted burglary, ARSON: Mike Duff, 38, of the loitering and prowling at night 1700 block of Champlost Street, and receiving stolen property in Philadelphia, was charged with connection with several incidents arson after he was observed March 4 after officers observed a starting a fire at the Septa Bus vehicle stolen out of Philadelphia Loop, 2501 Cheltenham Ave., at at 2:31a.m. at Stahr Road and 11:13p.m. March 6, police said. Ervien Lane, police said. Fattah, RETAIL THEFT: A 45-year-old who allegedly had been driving woman of the 4500 block of the vehicle, was found in an alley North 13th Street, Philadelphia, between buildings in the 8100 was charged with retail theft and block of Old York Road, Elkins receiving stolen property at 10 Park, where Shiny Cleaners was a.m. March 7after taking $98 found that morning with the worth of goods from Fresh Grocer, front door shattered and the cash 1000Easton Road, police said. register containing $200to $300 FRAUD: A resident reported taken and an attempt to break March 7an unknown person used into Elkins Park Auto Works was the victim’s personal information discovered, police said. Fattah to open a Verizon Wireless is also being charged with the account, police said.

March 2burglary of the Sunoco at THEFT: Save A Lot, 101 Cheltenham 300S. Easton Road and had an Ave., reported March 8 an active warrant for burglary out of employee stole $500the previous Harrisburg, police said. night, police said. Investigation ARREST: Isaiah White, 31, of the continuing.

1200block of Deveraux Street, FRAUD: A resident reported the Philadelphia, was charged with aggravated victim’s credit card was fraudulently assault, simple assault, charged $175 at Wawa, recklessly endangering another 8250 Limekiln Pike, at 11:30 a.m. person, receiving stolen property, March 8, police said. resisting arrest, fleeing or eluding police, criminal mischief and several FRAUD: A resident reported moving violations, after police March 8 receiving a scam text attempted to stop him at 4:53p.m. claiming to be Trumark FCU, March 4at Old York and Township police said.

FRAUD: A resident reported

Cheltenham

March 8a fraudulent attempt to wire $54,000was made from the victim’s bank account, police said. Investigation continuing. ASSAULT: Kristopher Heard, 37, of the 1400block of North 17th Street, Philadelphia, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, evading arrest, resisting arrest, harassment and disorderly conduct after he was identified by loss prevention at Walmart, 1000S. Easton Road, at 2:47p.m. March 9as a known shoplifter, police said. Heard, who had a Cheltenham arrest warrant, refused to stop and fled on foot, striking an officer in the face with his elbow, before being taken into custody, police said. Heard also had a Cheltenham warrant for retail theft and a Philadelphia warrant for theft, police said. RETAIL THEFT: Two Philadelphia residents, a 41-year-old woman of the 5600block of North 16th Street, and a 23-year-old male of the 2300block of North 16th Street, were charged at 2:41 p.m. March 10, with retail theft at Target, 2450Shoppers Lane, police said.

STOLEN AUTO: A 40-year-old male of the 4100block of Howell Street, Philadelphia, was turned over to Abington police after he was found at 2:10a.m. March 11in the driver’s seat of a white Range Rover stolen out of Philadelphia at Wawa, 200S. Easton Road, police said.

VANDALISM: The passenger window of a vehicle at Veteran’s Memorial Field, 7Tookany Creek Parkway, was found shattered at 9:37a.m. March 12, but nothing appeared to be missing, police said.

THEFT: A vehicle at Wall Park, 1Wall Park Drive, was found at 9:55 a.m. March 12 with a window broken out and items taken, including credit cards on which unauthorized purchases were made, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: An Asian female, 5foot 6inches, wearing a blue mask, black jacket and dark colored dress, stole clothing valued between $50and $200from Target, 2450Shoppers Lane, at 3:58 p.m. March 12, police said. FRAUD: A resident reported March 13the victim’s credit report was compromised, police said. FRAUD: A resident reported March 13an unknown person stole money from the victim’s bank account using Cash App, police said. THEFT: A package containing a mandolin was reported stolen at 5:40p.m. March 14from the front porch of a home in the 1100block of Ansley Avenue, police aid. FRAUD: An unknown person scammed Walgreens, 2727W. Cheltenham Ave., out of $750 worth of gift cards at 9:23a.m. March 15, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: A 35-year-old woman of the 5900block of Magnolia Street, Philadelphia, is being charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property after she attempted to steal $490worth of goods from Target, 2450Shoppers Lane, at 6:32p.m. March 15, police said.

ARREST: A 37-year-old male of the 500block of Wharf Road, Bensalem, was charged with loitering and prowling at night after police responded at 9:58p.m. March 15to a call of a suspicious male walking around houses in the 1000block of Miles Court, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: Three males stole between $800and $1,000 worth of goods from Burlington Coat Factory, 2471W. Cheltenham Ave., at 5:18p.m. March 16, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: A 41-year-old man of the 1800block of 73rd Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property at 8:02p.m. March 16 after taking $270worth of goods from Burlington Coat Factory, 2471 W. Cheltenham Ave., police said. RETAIL THEFT: A 32-year-old male of the unit block of East Colon Street, Philadelphia; and a 28-year-old male of the 200block of Zerelda Street, Philadelphia, were charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property after taking more than $400worth of goods from Walmart, 1000Easton Road, at 10:06p.m. March 16, police said.

RETAIL THEFT: A Black male in his 40s, wearing a black beanie, brown coat and black pants, stole $100worth of diapers from Walgreens, 2727Cheltenham Ave., at 2:11p.m. March 17, police said. ROBBERY: Two males with masks entered the Dollar General, 45Cheltenham Ave., at 7:17p.m. March 17and one reached into the cash register and stole $400, police said.

Jenkintown

DUI: A 61-year-old Philadelphia man was charged March 12with driving under the influence in connection with a Feb. 20traffic stop, online court records show.