Police news

Abington

BURGLARY » A warrant is being obtained for a male who showed up at 11:30 a.m. May 12 at a home in the 1600 block of Prospect Avenue, Willow Grove, where the resident has a PFA against him and where he broke several things and stole a keyboard, police said. When responding officers attempted to stop the male in his vehicle, he fled, police said.

THEFT » A customer at Acme, 323 Old York Road, Jenkintown, reported at 1:26 p.m. May 12 her wallet and cellphone were taken from her purse, police said. The victim immediately cancelled credit cards and later an attempt was made to purchase $1,700 in goods on her credit card at Home Depot in Cheltenham, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 13 a check for $400 mailed from the Abington Post Office several weeks prior was cashed in Virginia for $7,000, police said.

RETAIL THEFT »Two males stole about $1,000 worth of clothing from Ross Dress for Less, 911 Old York Road, Jenkintown, at 12:38 p.m. May 13, police said. FRAUD » A male who attempted to cash a fraudulent check at TD Bank, 2900 Moreland Road, was stopped in a vehicle near the bank by officers at 6:57 p.m. May 13 and the occupants of the vehicle, who allegedly attempted to do the same at several area banks, were taken into custody, police said.

THEFT » A customer at Iron Hill Brewery, 785 Huntingdon Pike, reported while in the restaurant May 13 a couple seated on either side of her were arguing and shortly after she was notified of numerous charges on her credit card and found her wallet was missing from her purse, police said. RETAIL THEFT »A male attempting to steal a Galaxy 4 watch from AT&T Wireless, 1939 Old York Road, at 8:38 p.m. May 14 dropped it when confronted and ran, police said.

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY » A woman reported at 9:50 p.m. May 14 while stopped at a traffic light at Old Welsh and Edgehill roads a male attempted to get in the rear door of her vehicle, police said. The woman immediately drove away and contacted police, police said.

WEAPONS CHARGE » Two males were taken into custody after officers responded to a panic alarm at 12:17 p.m. May 15 at KFC, 2328 Moreland Road, where they were told of a disturbance involving multiple people who indicated they might be armed with a weapon, police said. Drugs and a firearm with no serial number were found and the two were charged with applicable offenses, police said.

BURGLARY » A small safe and a cat were taken during a burglary reported at 9:18 p.m. May 16 at the Mt. Vernon Apartments in the 800 block of Easton Road, police said.

ROBBERY » Four males robbed the 7-Eleven, 362 Easton Road, at 11 p.m. May 17, taking the clerk’s cellphone and wallet, emptying the registers and filling a trash bag with cigarettes, police said. They fled in two vehicles parked on Keswick Avenue, police said. STOLEN VEHICLE » The driver of a vehicle reported stolen was stopped at Old Welsh and Old York roads at 3:35 p.m. May 18, taken into custody and charged with receiving stolen property, police said.

FRAUD » An Abington couple reported being defrauded May 26 by a caller who claimed their grandson was in trouble in another state and needed substantial funds to be released from jail, police said. The victims agreed to pay and one male came to their home and took several thousand dollars from them, and later that day another male came to take the remainder of the agreed amount, police said. The suspects were described as males in their 20s, possibly Hispanic or African-American, one wearing a blue shirt and black shorts, police said. A gray SUV or crossover may have been involved, police said.

Cheltenham

FRAUD » A resident reported May 16 an unknown person cashed several fraudulent checks on the victim’s checking account, police said.

GUN SHOTS » Officers responded at 4:16 p.m. May 16 to the 500 lock of Jefferson Avenue for a report of a gun shot at a vehicle, police said. Investigation ongoing. THEFT » Items valued at more than $200 were reported stolen at 7:36 p.m. May 16 from an unlocked vehicle in the 7800 block of Oak Lane Road, police said. PROWLING » A 65-year-old man of the 1300 block of North Dove Street, Philadelphia, was charged with loitering and prowling at night and disorderly conduct May 17 after officers responded to an alarm in the unit block of Summit Road at 4:03 a.m. and initiated a pedestrian stop, police said. WARRANT » Kasheem Thompson, 18, of the 2300 block of 74th Avenue, Philadelphia, was taken into custody at his home at 7:24 a.m. May 17 on an outstanding warrant, police said. According to online court records, he has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, four counts each of aggravated assault and simple assault, weapons and related charges in connection with an April 16 incident and is being held at Montgomery County Prison. He also was charged May 25 with misdemeanor counts of institutional vandalism and criminal mischief, online court records show.

WARRANT » Amir Hill, 27, of the 900 block of Boston Street, Philadelphia, was taken into custody at 9:28 a.m. May 17 on an outstanding Cheltenham warrant, police said. He has been charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, criminal mischief and harassment in connection with a March 9 incident, online court records show.

ID THEFT » A resident reported May 17 a former coworker gained access to the victim’s personal information and opened fraudulent accounts in his name, police said.

BURGLARY » Domino’s Pizza, 1909 Cheltenham Ave., reported cash was stolen overnight May 16, police said.

FRAUD » Police received a report May 17 that an unknown person used fraudulent information in an attempt to rent an apartment in the 1900 block of Ashbourne Road, police said. THEFT » A license plate was reported stolen May 17 from a vehicle at the Towers at Wyncote in the 8200 block of Limekiln Pike, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A 37-yearold man of the 1800 block of Cornwell Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft after attempting to take $827 worth of goods from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 1:09 p.m. May 18, police said. THEFT » A resident reported May 18 a MacBook Pro laptop, valued at $2,300, was taken from a residence in the 7800 block of Penrose Avenue, police said. RETAIL THEFT » Ross Dress for Less, 3001 Cheltenham Ave., reported at 9:54 p.m. May 18 two people concealed merchandise in a large bag and left the store, police said.

THEFT » An iPhone, valued between $850 and $900, was reported stolen at 10 p.m. May 18 from Walmart, 1000 S. Easton Road, police said.

AUTO THEFT » A silver 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, PA tag JGD240, with the keys inside, was reported stolen at 7:33 a.m. May 19 from the driveway of a home in the 7500 block of New Second Street, police said.

THEFT » A locked vehicle in the 7500 block of New Second Street was found broken into at 11:45 a.m. May 19 and $1,000 worth of mechanic tools were taken from it, police said. FRAUD » A resident reported being scammed May 19 after purchasing $700 worth of gift cards and giving the cards’ information to an unknown caller, police said. THEFT » An iPhone was reported stolen from the Verizon store, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 2:41 p.m. May 19, police said.

ASSAULT » A resident reported May 19 her juvenile daughter was assaulted by other juveniles at a playground in the 2000 block of John Russell Circle at 7:49 p.m. May 19, police said. Investigation ongoing. ASSAULT » Robert Corsaro, 40, of Elkins Park, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person and related charges after officers responded at 1:45 a.m. May 20 to the 100 block of Township Line Road, where a woman reported her boyfriend sliced her wrist, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A male wearing an orange sweatshirt took items from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 8:17 a.m. May 20 and left in a burgundy Subaru, police said. ATTEMPTED THEFT » Two males attempted to steal a catalytic converter from a vehicle in the 900 block of Gilbert Road at 11:59 a.m. May 20 and fled in a gray SUV, police said.

FRAUD » A resident in the 200 block of Ryers Avenue reported May 20 the residence was being used as a drop off for stolen packages, police said.

ROBBERY » A Black male in his 50s, wearing a green shirt, dark hat and carrying a black backpack, left Fresh Grocer, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 10:07 p.m. May 20 with three bags of merchandise and laundry detergent after threatening store employees with a knife, police said.

THEFT » A catalytic converter was taken from a vehicle in the 2100 block of North John Russell Circle overnight May 20, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » Three males stole items from Walgreens, 2727 Cheltenham Ave., at 7:20 a.m. May 22, police said.

SEXUAL ASSAULT » A sexual assault was reported at the Towers of Wyncote in the 8400 block of Limekiln Pike at 9:30 a.m. May 22, police said. Investigation ongoing. THEFT » Items valued at more than $200 were reported stolen at 1:15 p.m. May 22 from an unlocked vehicle in the 7200 block of Chestnut Avenue, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported at 1:15 p.m. May 23 that $971.50 in unauthorized ATM withdrawals had been made from the victim’s bank account, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 23 an unknown person endorsed a fraudulent check with the victim’s company name for $9,747.85 at a TD Bank in Philadelphia, police said. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF » Five “story walk signs” at the LaMott Community Center, 7420 Sycamore Avenue, were discovered destroyed at 3:04 p.m. May 23, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 23 unauthorized ATM withdrawals totaling $788.25 had been made from the victim’s bank account, police said.

THEFT » A report was made at 6:14 p.m. May 23 that a male entered Domino’s Pizza, 1909 Cheltenham Ave., after it closed and stole $100 from the safe, police said. Investigation ongoing.

RETAIL THEFT » A female stole $50 worth of goods from Fresh Grocer, 1000 Easton Road, at 7:01 p.m. May 23, police said. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF » A weeping bald cypress tree, valued at $250, was found damaged at 10:48 a.m. May 24 at Curtis Park, 1250 Church Road, police said. ASSAULT » A resident of the unit block of Lanfair Road reported at 2:10 p.m. May 24 that a neighbor assaulted the victim with his grass trimmer, causing injuries to the victim’s left leg, police said.

RETAIL THEFT » A 35-yearold man of the 6400 block of Levatt Terrace, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft after taking $461.50 worth of goods from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 4:24 p.m. May 24, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 24 unauthorized ATM withdrawals totaling $403 had been made from the victim’s bank account, police said.

THEFT » A purse containing a driver’s license, vaccine card, two credit cards, an iPhone SE valued at $400, medical marijuana card and $40 cash was reported stolen from a shopping cart at 5:30 p.m. May 24 at Marshalls, 2401 Cheltenham., police said.

ID THEFT » A resident reported May 25 an unknown person fraudulently applied for unemployment compensation using the victim’s name, police said.

FRAUD » A resident reported May 25 an attempt was made to hack into the victim’s unemployment account, police said.

Jenkintown

KIDNAPPING » Beno Ian Williams, 43, and Keyaira Sade Bostic, 33, both of Philadelphia, were charged May 19 with conspiracy counts of kidnapping, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and recklessly endangering another person, online court records show. Bostic was released on $10,000 unsecured bail and Williams is being held in Montgomery County Prison on $10,000 cash bail, records show. A preliminary hearing for both is scheduled for June 3.