Police news in brief

Abington

ROBBERY » Two Philadelphia men were arrested following the armed robbery of a person withdrawing money from an ATM at Citizen’s Bank, 1919 Easton Road, at 1:14 p.m. Jan. 13, police said. A vehicle entered by the armed suspect fled at a high rate of speed and was found unoccupied in a residential area near Highland Elementary, which was placed on lockout status, police said. The two suspects were found while attempting to flee on foot and the firearm used in the robbery and the victim’s money were recovered, police said.

Gerald W. Keener, 38, of the 5600 block of Market Street, and Lawrence Widman, 42, of the 1200 block of Lehigh Avenue, were charged with robbery, conspiracy, aggravated assault conspiracy, receiving stolen property, firearms offenses, and related charges and were arraigned and taken to Montgomery County Prison on $99,000 bail, police said.

THEFT » A vehicle parked at Giant food store, 737 Huntingdon Pike, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Jan. 13 was found broken into with about $10 change taken, police said. CARJACKING » Nisira Wilson, 18, of the 1300 block of North Conestoga Street, Philadelphia, and two 16-yearold Philadelphia males were charged with robbery and related offenses after they allegedly attempted to carjack a woman at 4:23 p.m. Jan. 14 in the parking lot outside Bloomingdale’s at the Willow Grove Park mall, police said. The victim, who sustained minor injuries after being dragged from her vehicle and thrown to the ground, began to call police and while one attempted to take control of the vehicle the other two assaulted her again and then the three fled on foot and were observed by an officer entering the mall, where they were apprehended, police said. Wilson is being held on $10,000 bail at Montgomery County Prison and the two juveniles are being detained at the Montgomery County Youth Center, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A suspect believed to have stolen items from Ross Dress For Less, 911 Old York Road, stole cosmetics at the store at 4:23 p.m. Jan. 14, police said.

THEFT » A duffel bag containing about $400 worth of items was stolen from a vehicle found at 10:45 p.m. Jan. 14 with the rear driver side window smashed out while parked at Elkins Crest Health and Rehab, 265 Township Line Road, police said. THEFT » About $5 in change was taken from a vehicle broken into overnight Jan. 14 while parked in the 2500 block of Pershing Avenue, police said.

THEFT » A person was observed by surveillance video entering an unlocked vehicle and going through it at 2:24 a.m. Jan. 16 in the 900 block of Penn Avenue, police said. RETAIL THEFT » Two people stole shopping carts full of goods from the CVS, 835 Old York Road, at 12:49 a.m. Jan. 17, police said.

ASSAULT » Arthur D. Brown Jr., 26, of Glenside, was charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, a weapons offense, harassment and reckless and careless driving, after allegedly pointing a firearm at a person at 10:09 a.m. Jan. 17, during a domestic incident in the 2900 block of Susquehanna Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Donald Hanible, 49, of Philadelphia, and Khalil Malik, 44, of Philadelphia, were charged with felony counts of retail theft, conspiracy, and receiving stolen property after allegedly stealing $3,625 worth of coats from Macy’s, 2450 Moreland Road, at 11:36 a.m. Jan. 17, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A person stole about $250 to $300 worth of items from the Giant food store, 737 Huntingdon Pike, at 2:41 p.m. Jan. 17, police said.

THEFT » A package containing 18-inch fluorescent light bulbs was stolen from outside a home in the 200 block of Runner Street Jan. 17, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A person stole $79 worth of alcohol from the Wine&Spiritsstore, 935OldYork Road, at 4:24 p.m. Jan. 17, and left in a white SUV, police said. THEFT » A pouch containing debit and credit cards, a pair of glasses and diabetic equipment was reported stolen at 5:06 p.m. Jan. 17 from a room at Abington Memorial Hospital, 1200 Old York Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A cartful of goods, including three large boxes of Pampers diapers valued at $105, was stolen around 7:15 p.m. Jan. 17 from CVS, 2870 Moreland Road, police said.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF » The front window on the door of a home in the 400 block of Edge Hill Road was shot with a BB at 10:38 p.m. Jan. 17, police said. The front window of Ardsley Auto Tags also was shattered by a BB around 9:30 p.m., police said.

PEDESTRIANS STRUCK » Two pedestrians were struck at Old York Road at The Fairway at 11:10 p.m. Jan. 18 by a vehicle whose driver lost control, crossed the median strip and struck them while they were crossing in the crosswalk, police said. Both were taken to Abington Memorial Hospital, one with serious injuries, and an investigation is continuing, police said.

THEFT » The catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle parked between 10 p.m. Jan. 18 and 7 am. Jan. 19 on Horace Avenue near Old York Road, police said.

THEFT » A tip jar containing about $50 was reported stolen at 5:29 p.m. Jan. 19 at Yeung’s Cajun Grill in the Willow Grove Park mall food court, police said.

THEFT » A witness reported observing someone take a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in the Rydal Park garage on The Fairway around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19, police said.

AUTO THEFT » An unlocked, unoccupied vehicle left running for about 10 minutes outside a business in the 1800 block of Easton Road was stolen around 8:25 p.m. Jan. 19, police said.

AUTO RECOVERED » Jayonna T. Mitchell, 26, of Philadelphia, was charged with receiving stolen property, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and several summary offenses, following a vehicle stop at Old York Road and Adams Avenue for equipment and registration violations at 9:39 a.m. Jan. 19, police said. The vehicle had been stolen out of Philadelphia, police said.

ASSAULT » Glen Davis, 60, of Central Avenue, Glenside, was charged Dec. 28 with aggravated and simple assault following an incident in the 1200 block of Old York Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Juliette Marino, 39, of Philadelphia, was charged Jan. 1 with a felony count of retail theft and misdemeanor count of receiving stolen property in the 1400 block of Old York Road, police said.

DUI » A 38-year-old Philadelphia woman was charged Dec. 24 with driving under the influence after being stopped in the 1600 block of Susquehanna Road, police said.

DUI » A 31-year-old Philadelphia man was charged Jan. 3 with driving under the influence after being stopped on Washington Lane, police said.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS » A 50-year-old Roslyn man was cited for loitering, public drunkenness and trespassing in connection with a Dec. 18 incident in the 1600 block of Prospect Avenue, police said.

Cheltenham

FORGERY » A resident reported Jan. 11 that two checks were forged and money stolen from the victim’s bank account, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported Jan. 11 being the victim of identity theft and bank fraud, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported Jan. 11 being the victim of an email fraud, police said. AUTO STOLEN » A 2014 black Nissan Versa, PA tag LNH7896, was reported stolen at 6:56 p.m. Jan. 11 from the Glenside Train Station, 5 W. Glenside Ave, police said.

VEHICLE THEFT » A white Ford Focus reported stolen at 8:16 a.m. Jan. 12 in the 8400 block of Limekiln Pike was recovered at 7:35 a.m. Jan. 13 in the 400 block of Greenwood Avenue, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported Jan. 12 being the victim of identity theft regarding unemployment benefits, police said.

WARRANT » A 48-year-old man of the 2100 block of North Franklin Avenue, Philadelphia, was taken into custody at 9:59 p.m. Jan. 12 in the 1700 block of Chelsea Road on a Cheltenham warrant and in violation of a Protection from Abuse order out of Philadelphia, police said.

AUTO THEFT » A black Ford Focus, PA tag KMD1333, was reported stolen at 7:11 a.m. Jan. 13 from the 2100 block of John Russell Circle, police said.

THEFT » A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at Foot Locker, 3001 Cheltenham Ave., at 9:57 a.m. Jan. 13, police said. THEFT » A male, described as Black, age 50-55, wearing a black hat and black jeans stole three bottles valued at $57 from the Wine & Spirits store, 8156 Ogontz Ave., Jan. 12, police said.

THEFT » A resident of the 400 block of Valley Road reported at 5:50 p.m. Jan. 13 that surveillance video showed a package containing $130 worth of goods was stolen from the victim’s porch, police said.

THEFT » Rite Aid, 1401 W. Cheltenham Ave., reported Jan. 13 that store video captured a female reaching into a person’s backpack while in line, picking up the victim’s phone that had fallen to the floor and fleeing, police said.

THEFT » A male described as Black, wearing a yellow sweatshirt and torn jeans, 5 feet 10 inches tall, broke out the window of a vehicle at Hopkins House, 8100 Washington Lane, around 1:40 p.m. Jan. 14, stole a Glock 45 handgun and fled, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported Jan. 14 being notified by American Airlines that the victim’s account was accessed and air miles valued at $7,227.50 were stolen, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported Jan. 14 being approached by a male who said he would pay the person’s home mortgage and car note for several months if the victim gave him $2,200, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Two women stole goods from Madrag, 2401 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 4:23 p.m. Jan. 14, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A female, described as White, approximately 50, stole a cartful of goods from Burlington Coat Factory, 2471 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 6:38 p.m. Jan. 15 and fled in a white van, police said.

FRAUD» Aresident reported Jan. 15 that an attempt was made to steal $5,800 from the victim’s bank account, police said.

THEFT » Vernon Pierce, 30, of the 1500 block of Mayland Street, Philadelphia, was charged with felony counts of retail theft and receiving stolen property at 2:03 p.m. Jan. 16 after returning previously stolen goods valued at $233.70 at Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A man and woman, accompanied by three children, stole $250 worth of goods from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 3:43 p.m. Jan. 16, police said.

COUNTERFEIT » An attempt was made to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at Wawa, 82 Limekiln Pike, at 8:07 p.m. Jan. 17, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported Jan. 18 being scammed out of $50 by an unknown source who offered to fix a Facebook problem, police said.

THEFT » A male stole $300 worth of goods from Shop Rite, 2471 Cheltenham Ave., at 12:22 p.m. Jan. 18 and fled on foot, police said.

TAG STOLEN » A PA tag was reported stolen at 1:09 p.m. Jan. 18 from the unit block of Limekiln Pike, police said. FRAUD » A resident reported Jan. 18 being scammed out of $1,300, police said.

THEFT » A PA tag, HLB4220, was reported stolen at 5:06 p.m. Jan. 19 from a garage in the 2000 block of North John Russell Circle, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A male described as Black, about 40 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and red sweater, stole laundry detergent at 5:49 p.m. Jan. 19 from CVS, 45 W. Cheltenham Ave., police said.

CHECKS STOLEN » A resident reported Jan. 19 that checks were stolen from the mail and reissued to another person, police said.

FLIM FLAM » A resident reported Jan.19 being scammed out of $2,500 worth of gift cards in a flim flam scheme, police said.

THEFT » A 56-year-old Philadelphia man was charged with retail theft after stealing a door valued at $298 from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 12:21 p.m. Jan. 20, police said.

ASSAULT » A 54-year-old woman, of the 200 block of Barclay Circle, was charged with a misdemeanor count of simple assault after allegedly cutting her husband with a scissors during an altercation at 5:33 p.m. Jan. 20 at their home, police said.

COUNTERFEIT » A customer at Walmart, 1000 S. Easton Road, reported receiving a $20 counterfeit bill in change at 6:18 p.m. Jan. 20, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported Jan. 21 that the victim’s credit card was fraudulently used to purchase $2,000 worth of Coinbase, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A 60-yearold man of the 7700 block of Michener Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft after taking $700 worth of merchandise from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 11:10 a.m. Jan. 21, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A male, described as Black, about 2530, 6 feet 1 inch tall, medium complexion, wearing a black jacket with gray hood, gray sweatpants and brown work boots; and a female, described as Black, in her mid20s, 5 feet 6 inches, heavy build, dark complexion, wearing a black and white checkered jacket and black pants, stole a large amount of medicine at 2:38 p.m. Jan. 21 from Walmart, 1000 S. Easton Road, and fled in a gray Mercury SUV, police said.

THEFT » Three males stole $200 worth of cleaning products from Walgreens, 1 Yorktown Plaza, at 4:47 p.m. Jan. 21, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported Jan. 22 that an unknown person filed for unemployment benefits in the victim’s name, police said.

THEFT » Change was taken from a vehicle entered overnight Jan. 22 in the 500 block of Fox Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A 40-yearold Philadelphia man was charged with retail theft Jan. 23 after attempting to return an item he took from the shelves at Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 3:21 p.m., police said.

THEFT » A male stole two display cellphones valued at $1,360 at 3:28 p.m. Jan. 23 from T-Mobile, 1000 S. Easton Road, police said.