Police news

Abington

ASSAULT » Siarhei Patreika, 55, of the 1300 block of Lindbergh Avenue, Abington, was charged May 14 with aggravated assault, simple assault, strangulation, disorderly conduct, terroristic threats and related charges, according to online court records.

FORGERY » Jorge Chavis, 18, of Clementon, N.J., was charged May 14 with forgery, identity theft, theft by unlawful taking, altered access device and bad checks, online court records show.

RETAIL THEFT » David W. Johnson, 57, of Philadelphia, was charged May 6 with receiving stolen property and a felony count of retail theft, online court records show.

WEAPONS CHARGE » Corey T. Oliver Jr., 21, and Joshua A. Randolph 20, both of Philadelphia, were charged May 15 with possession of an altered firearm, possession of a firearm without a license and receiving stolen property, online court records show.

ASSAULT » A 27-year-old Jenkintown man was charged May 14 with simple assault and harassment, online court records show.

DUI » A 47-year-old Philadelphia man was charged May 12 with driving under the influence in connection with a Jan. 13 incident, online court records show.

RETAIL THEFT » A 50-yearold Philadelphia woman was charged May 11 with retail theft and receiving stolen property in connection with a May 6 incident, online court records show.

FORGERY » Jian Hai, 34, of Abington, was charged May 7 with dealing in unlawful proceeds, forgery, unlawful use of a computer, identity theft, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, theft by deception and possession of an instrument of crime, online court records show.

ASSAULT » A 54-year-old Abington man was charged with simple assault and harassment May 5, according to online court records.

DUI » A 27-year-old Bear, Del., woman was charged with driving under the influence May 4 in connection with an April 7 incident, online court records show.

DUI » A 60-year-old Philadelphia man was charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop March 24 at Woodland and Easton roads, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Derrick Kennedy, 48, of 16th Street, Philadelphia, was charged April 22 with retail theft, unlawful use of computer, receiving stolen property, theft by deception and possessing an instrument of crime following an incident in the 2500 block of Moreland Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A 24-yearold Philadelphia woman was charged April 18 with retail theft and receiving stolen property in the 2500 block of Moreland Road, police said.

Cheltenham

BURGLARY » A burglary at a home in the 2000 block of North John Russell Circle was reported at 3:45 p.m. May 2, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported May 2 that bank accounts had been fraudulently opened in the victim’s name, police said.

THEFT »A vehicle in the 600 block of Boyer Road was found vandalized with $10 taken from it at 6:18 a.m. May 3, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 3 a check mailed in a mailbox had been changed by an unknown person, police said.

ROBBERY » Melvin Fletcher, 37, of the 2700 block of Turner Avenue, Roslyn, was arrested at 12:53 p.m. May 3 after allegedly attempting to steal a pocketbook at Shop Rite, 2471 Cheltenham Ave., police said. He was charged with robbery, theft, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment, online court records show.

RETAIL THEFT » A black male, 6 feet 4 inches, 140 pounds, wearing a tan vest, attempted to steal $636 worth of goods from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 2:04 p.m. May 3, police said. The merchandise was recovered and the male left in a white Honda Civic with Delaware tags, police said.

THEFT » Shanyia Holston, 20, of the 1800 block of 73rd Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with theft by deception and retail theft under-ringing at 2:40 p.m. May 3 at Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, where she was employed, police said.

THEFT » A resident of the 100 block of Pleasant Hill Drive reported at 5:46 p.m. May 3 that a Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch was taken from his home, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported May 3 that a credit card was fraudulently opened using the victim’s personal information, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A Black female in her 40s, medium build, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with short black hair with a gray stripe, wearing a green jacket, took $200 worth of goods from Walgreens, 2727 Cheltenham Ave., at 7:56 a.m. May 4, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A bald, Black male, 6 feet 2 inches, in his 40s, medium build, wearing a red suit jacket; and a Black female, 5 feet 5 inches in her 40s, heavy build, with brown dreadlocks, wearing a tan jacket, reportedly left Walgreens, 2727 Cheltenham Ave., at 8:23 a.m. May 4 with an unknown number of stolen goods, police said.

INDECENT EXPOSURE » A report of an indecent exposure was made at 11:05 a.m. May 4 at Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 4 suspicious purchases were made with the victim’s credit card and a package from one of the unauthorized purchases was delivered to the victim’s home, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 4 the unauthorized use of the victim’s credit card, police said.

ARREST » Giezie Morales Justiniano, 34, of the 300 block of South Broad Street, Philadelphia,

was charged with open lewdness and disorderly conduct after allegedly exposing himself to children at Five Below, 2401 Cheltenham Ave., at 12:55 p.m. May 5, police said.

BURGLARY » An attempted burglary of a home in the unit block of Cheltenham Avenue was reported at 12:58 p.m. May 5, police said.

AUTO THEFT » A 2016 silver Porsche, DE tag XQ204361, was reported stolen at 5:08 p.m. May 5 at the Towers at Wyncote in the 8400 block of Limekiln Pike, police said.

THEFT » A victim reported losing a debit card and other personal ID while shopping at Cedarbrook Plaza, 3001 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 8:51 p.m. May 5 after which the debit card was used at Walmart and to pay a Philadelphia Gas Works bill, police said.

WARRANT » Paul McArthur Drains III, 30, of the 7800 block of Rugby Street, Philadelphia, was taken into custody in Philadelphia at 1 a.m. May 6 on a Cheltenham warrant, police said. Drains allegedly sold the same car to unsuspecting victims several times in 2020 and was wanted on charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, police said.

BAD CHECKS» Andrew Spohn, 30, of the 7200 block of Montour Street, Philadelphia, was charged at 11:54 a.m. May 6 with forgery, counterfeit access and related charges after allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check at Wells Fargo, 2401 Cheltenham Ave., police said.

ARMED ROBBERY » A Black male, age 20-25, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches, wearing all black clothing and a black face mask, pulled a black semi-automatic firearm and demanded money at 9:43 p.m. May 6 at LaHasa Quick Mart, 271 S. Easton Road, police said.

GUN REPORT » Officers responded at 11:30 a.m. May 7 to 8230 Old York Road for a report of a male with a gun, police said. Investigation ongoing,

RETAIL THEFT » A report of retail theft for more than $200 in goods was reported at 3:56 p.m. May 8 at Rite Aid, 1401 W. Cheltenham Ave, police said.

ROBBERY » Andre Ramsey, 31, of the 7000 block of 15th Street, Philadelphia, was taken into custody at 9:23 p.m. May 8, after allegedly taking items at Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, and then spraying the loss prevention officer in the face with pepper spray, police said. He was charged with robbery with bodily injury, retail theft, receiving stolen property, harassment, simple assault and possession of an instrument of crime, police said.

THEFT » A P365 Sig Sauer was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 7800 block of Woolston Avenue at 6:05 p.m. May 9, police said.

ASSAULT » A juvenile reported being assaulted by a female juvenile at 7:17 p.m. May 9 at Jefferson and Ryers avenues, police said.

FRAUD » A scam involving the exchange of money for a rental property at the Oak Summit Apartments, 310 S. Easton Road, without a signed lease or keys was reported at 4:12 p.m. May 10, police said.

VANDALISM » A vehicle in the 100 block of Johns Road was found at 5:24 p.m. May 10 with damage to the vehicle and tires, police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported May 10 an unknown person gained access to the victim’s bank account, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A male reportedly stole merchandise valued at more than $200 from a store at Cedarbrook Plaza, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 12:15 p.m. May 11, police said.

THEFT » A resident of the 500 block of West Glenside Avenue reported May 11 that mail was stolen, police said.

THEFT » A resident reported losing his debit card May 12 and an unknown person using it, police said.

BURGLARY » A storage unit in the 1700 block of Ashbourne Road was reported broken into at 7:01 a.m. May 12, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Ralph Brown, 58, of the 700 block of East Woodlawn Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with a felony count of retail theft at 8:09 a.m. May 12 at Shop Rite, 2471 Cheltenham Ave., police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported May 12 a bank account was opened in the victim’s name, police said.

SHOOTING » A male was shot following a disturbance at 5:26 p.m. May 12 at the Melrose Station Apartments, 902 Valley Road, police said. The victim, who was wounded in the upper left chest, was in grave condition as of May 16, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

THEFT » A jacket and a wallet containing a small amount of cash, credit and debit cards were reported stolen at 7:04 a.m. May 13 from an unlocked vehicle in the 200 block of Maple Avenue, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A 42-yearold Jenkintown woman and 35-year-old Flourtown woman were cited for retail theft at 3:31 p.m. May 13 at Burlington Coat Factory, 1000 S. Easton Road, after a loss prevention officer observed them taking items, police said.

VANDALISM » A vehicle in the 100 block of Cottman Avenue was found at 7:39 p.m. May 13 with all four tires flattened and a window smashed, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A Black male, age 17-18, 5 feet 10 inches, thin, medium complexion, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black and white sneakers, stole three iPads, valued at $1,431, from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, at 7:31 p.m. May 14, police said.

INDECENT ASSAULT » An indecent sexual assault was reported at 8:25 p.m. May 14 on the property of Michael’s Restaurant, 501 S. Easton Road, police said. Investigation ongoing.

HIT & RUN » A hit and run accident was reported at 8:06 p.m. May 15 at Ogontz and Cheltenham avenues, police said.