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Abington
RETAIL THEFT: Jagger McCabe, 24, of Philadelphia was charged with receiving stolen property and a felony count of retail theft Aug. 14, online court records show.
RETAIL THEFT: A 33-year-old woman of the 600block of North Preston Street, Philadelphia, was charged Aug. 4 with retail theft and receiving stolen property, online court records show. THREATS: A 42-year-old Huntingdon Valley man was charged with defiant trespass, public drunkenness and misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats and criminal mischief Aug. 4, online court records show.
RETAIL THEFT: Karem Johnakin, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged Aug. 7 with felony counts of retail theft and receiving stolen property, online court records show.
RETAIL THEFT: Gregory O’Neal, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged Aug. 7 with felony counts of retail theft and receiving stolen property, online court records show.
WEAPONS CHARGE: Nyjee RobinsonScott, 22, of the 100block of Jackson Avenue, Glenside, was charged Aug. 5with felony counts of carrying a firearm without a license, manufacture, delivery or possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance, along with motor vehicle violations, online court records show.
RETAIL THEFT: A 38-year-old Philadelphia woman was charged Aug. 3 with retail theft and receiving stolen property in connection with a July 25 incident, online court records show. RETAIL THEFT: A 34-year-old male and 32-year-old male, both of Philadelphia, were charged with retail theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy Aug. 3 in connection with a July 12 incident, online court records show. ACCIDENT: Manuel Herkulez, 40, of Reading, Pa., was charged Aug. 1 with a felony count of accidents involving death or injury while not licensed along with driving with a suspended license and a left-turn violation in connection with a July 21accident, online court records show.
DRUG CHARGE: Julian J. Bryant, 42, of the 300block of North Hills Avenue, Glenside, was charged Aug. 12 with a felony count of manufacture, delivery or possession of a controlled substance, online court records show. RETAIL THEFT: Lauren Crouse, 35, of Bethlehem, Pa., was charged Aug. 12 with corruption of minors, receiving stolen property and a felony count of retail theft, online court records show. THEFT: Larayna Dunson, 38, of Philadelphia, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and felony counts of access devise fraud in connection with a July 29 incident, online court records show.
RETAIL THEFT: Jaden G. Hill, 20, of the 400 block of West Ellet Street, Philadelphia, was charged Aug. 4 with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and a felony count of receiving stolen property, online court records show.
STALKING: A 25-year-old male of the 2500 block of Rosewood Avenue, Roslyn, was charged Aug. 2 with stalking and harassment in connection with
Dec. 15, 2019, incidents, online court records show.
MANSLAUGHTER: Kiaera Briggs, 32, of the 7000 block of Rising Sun Boulevard, Philadelphia, was charged Aug. 1 with a felony count of voluntary manslaughter — unreasonable belief and a misdemeanor count of possession of a weapon in connection with a March 7 incident, online court records show. RETAIL THEFT: A 27-year-old man of Bennington Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft July 13in the 2400block of Moreland Road, police said. THEFT: A 29-year-old woman of 12th Street, Philadelphia, was charged June 27with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property in the 900 block of Garfield Avenue, police said. ASSAULT: A 22-year-old man of Cypress Road, Warminster, was charged July 5with simple assault and harassment, police said.
Jenkintown
THEFT: Shakur R. Cole-McMichael, 25, of the 1600block of West Glenwood Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged Aug. 3 with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor count of theft from a motor vehicle and related offenses, online court records show.
ASSAULT: A 31-year-old Jenkintown man was charged Aug. 1 with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, online court records show.
Cheltenham
THEFT: A trailer valued at more than $20,000was reported stolen at 10:47 a.m. Aug. 1 in the 600 block of Cheltenham Avenue, police said.
AUTO THEFT: A gray Hyundai Kona, PA tag LNB5583, owned by Enterprise Rental, was reported stolen at 3:13 p.m. Aug. 1 in the 7900 block of Old York Road, police said.
FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 1 providing bank information to an unknown caller who transferred $1,656.46 to an account in Brooklyn, N.Y., police said.
VANDALISM: Three to four juveniles were observed fleeing the parking lot of Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 8:11 p.m. Aug. 1 after spray-painting vehicles in the lot, police said.
THEFT: A PA tag, LRZ0370, was reported stolen at 1:15p.m. Aug. 2from a vehicle in the 2000block of North John Russell Circle, police said.
THEFT: A blue Ford Fusion, PA tag LKG1401, was reported stolen at 5:03 p.m. Aug. 2from Chick Fil-A, 2421 Cheltenham Ave., where it had been left running with the keys in the ignition and a handgun inside, police said. WARRANT: Kevin Byrd, 35, of the 2900 block of Judson Street, Philadelphia, was arrested at 8a.m. Aug. 2 on a Cheltenham warrant charging him with simple assault, endangering the welfare of children and harassment stemming from a March 18incident, according to police and online court records.
AUTO THEFT: A black Grand Cherokee, PA tag LWB2812, was reported stolen at 11:26p.m. Aug. 2from the 7900 block of Heather Road, police said.
AUTO THEFT: A 2013black Nissan Juke, PA tag PNPEPPI, was reported stolen at 7:43a.m. Aug. 3from the 1900block of Humphrey Merry Way, police said.
THEFT: An iPad mini and iPad were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at Woodland Road and Hilltop Lane overnight Aug. 2, police said.
THEFT: A black Schwinn Ranger 26-inch men’s bicycle was stolen overnight Aug. 2 from the 100 block of Glenview Road, police said.
FRAUD: A resident reported fraudulent bank activity Aug. 3, police said. FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 3 checks had been removed from the mail, altered and fraudulently cashed, police said.
ROBBERY: Reginald Curry, 27, of the 2100block of Etting Street, Philadelphia, was arrested following a short foot pursuit after he allegedly told a clerk at Walgreens, 2727Cheltenham Ave., at 6:39p.m. Aug. 3that he had a gun in his pocket and attempted to grab the cash out of the register, police said. He was charged with robbery and terroristic threats, online court records show. RETAIL THEFT: A thin Black male with dread locks and all black clothing stole $80worth of items from Walgreens, 2727 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 9:32 p.m. Aug. 3, police said.
THEFT: A black men’s mountain bike with blue and yellow decals was reported stolen at 9:28a.m. Aug. 4 from an unlocked garage at a home in the 100 block of Fernbrook Avenue, police said.
ID THEFT: A resident reported Aug. 4 credit and checking accounts were opened in the victim’s name, police said.
FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 4a check had been stolen from the mail, altered and fraudulently cashed, police said.
THEFT: A customer stole $130cash from Chili’s, 2551 Cheltenham Ave., at 4 p.m. Aug. 4, police said.
RETAIL THEFT: A Black male with dread locks, wearing all black clothing and riding a bike, stole items from Walgreens, 2727 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 9:25 p.m. Aug. 4 and fled, police said. RETAIL THEFT: A female stole $300 worth of merchandise at Old Navy, 2401 Cheltenham Ave., at 2:45 p.m. Aug. 5 and fled in a white van after threatening a loss prevention officer who had approached her, police said.
THEFT: A purse containing identification, a house key and two cellphones was reported stolen from a parked vehicle at 3:20p.m. Aug. 5in the 7600block of Tookany Creek Parkway, police said. ROBBERY: A male stole $50to $100 worth of goods from Fresh Grocer, 1000Easton Road, at 7:14p.m. Aug. 5 after showing a knife to a loss prevention officer who confronted him, police said.
THEFT: A Galaxy S11cellphone was reported stolen at 4:55p.m. Aug. 6from a vehicle broken into in the 7800 block of Montgomery Avenue, police said. THEFT: A purse containing identification and $100cash was stolen from a vehicle found broken into at 5:18 p.m. Aug. 6in the 7600block of West Avenue, police said.
FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 6an unknown person opened an account in three different banks using the victim’s identity, police said.
AUTO THEFT: A white 2021 Honda Accord, PA tag LYA8740, was reported stolen at 9:20p.m. Aug. 6from the 2000 block of Cheltenham Avenue. Police said.
THEFT: Tools were reported stolen from a parked vehicle in the 7500 block of Brookfield Road overnight Aug. 6, police said.
THEFT: A backpack containing school books, a computer, sim cards and charging cables, valued at $2,000, was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 2:49 p.m. Aug. 7 in the 1800 block of Erlen Road, police said. THEFT: A wallet containing two debit cards, a credit card and $250 cash was reported stolen at 5:48p.m. Aug. 7 from a vehicle at Tookany Creek Parkway and Wessel Way, police said. FRUAD: A resident reported Aug 7two checks mailed at the outside mailbox at Elkins Park Post Office were stolen and altered, police said.
LOITERING: A 32-year-old male of the 6600 block of 8th Street, Philadelphia, was arrested at 1:32a.m. Aug. 8after trying to open a car door in the driveway of a home in the 7300 block of Oak Lane Road, police said. He was charged with loitering and prowling at night, online court records show. BURGLARY: Officers responding to a call at 4:42 a.m. Aug. 8 at Frank’s Pizza, 7782Montgomery Ave., for a complaint of a suspicious vehicle at the location found the glass door at the business shattered, a window at the east side broken and the bilko doors to the basement open, police said. FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 8 a check was stolen from the mailbox, altered and fraudulently cashed, police said.
FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 8 money had been fraudulently removed from the victim’s savings account, police said.
RETAIL THEFT: A Black male wearing a gray bucket hat, blue and white shirt, carrying a black Nike bag, stole laundry soap at 1:35 p.m. Aug. 8 at Aldi, 8200 Ogontz Ave., police said.
WARRANT: Stephen Durham, 51, of the 300block of West 6th Street, Lansdale, was taken into custody on Montgomery and Philadelphia county warrants after allegedly taking items from Walgreens, 2727 Cheltenham Ave., at 4:42 p.m. Aug. 8, police said. THEFT: The catalytic converter was reported stolen at 1:17p.m. Aug. 9from a vehicle in the 100block of Hewett Road, police said.
GUNSHOTS: Officers were dispatched at 3:42a.m. Aug. 10for a report of gunshots fired at Curtis Park in the 1200 block of West Church Road, police said. Twenty-six shell casings were found at the scene, where 13 shell casings had been found during a previous incident, police said.
RETAIL THEFT: Nathaniel Curtis, 49, of the 900 block of Fisher Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft at 12:05p.m. Aug. 10after taking items from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said.
VANDALISM: A vehicle parked in the 900 block of Valley Road was found at 7:37 a.m. Aug. 11 with a broken door lock and the ignition and steering column damaged, police said.
RETAIL THEFT: A male was observed placing items in his backpack without paying for them at 3:31 p.m. Aug. 11 a Walgreens, 2727 W. Cheltenham Ave., police said.
THEFT: A vehicle parked in the 8000 block of High School Road was found broken into at 8:32 p.m. Aug. 11 and an iPhone with credit and bank cards and air pods were stolen, police said. THEFT: Patio furniture valued at $200 was reported stolen at 11:04p.m. Aug. 11 from the front of a residence in the 2000block of John Russell Circle, police said.
BURGLARY: A residence in the 7400 block of Overhill Road was burglarized between Aug. 8 and 12 and $5,000 was taken, police said.
THEFT: A catalytic converter was reported stolen at 11:18a.m. Aug. 12from a vehicle in the 7400 block of Richards Road, police said
THEFT: Allergy medication valued at $1,887was reported stolen at 1:54p.m. Aug. 12 from Rite Aid, 1401 Cheltenham Ave., by a male, age 35, 5 feet 9 inches, 160pounds, last seen southbound on Broad Street, police said.
FRAUD: A resident reported Aug 12 a contractor hired to do work was paid $8,000 to complete the work in January, but has not done so and is not responding to calls and texts, police said. VEHICLE THEFT: A gray 1996 Ford F-250, PA tag YZB1010, with a landscaping trailer attached, was reported stolen at 3:19p.m. Aug. 12from Forest Avenue at Old York Road, police aid. THEFT: Three new tires were reported stolen at 4:50p.m. Aug. 12from the porch of a home in the 100 block of Dewey Road, police said. BURGLARY: Joseph P. Kergides, 56, of Philadelphia, was charged Aug. 13 with felony counts of burglary and criminal trespass in connection with an Aug. 6incident, online court records show.
THEFT: A vehicle parked at Tookany Creek Parkway and New Second Street was found at 7:59 a.m. Aug.13 with a window smashed and items taken, police said.
THEFT: A checkbook was reported stolen from the glove box of a vehicle in the 400block of West Waverly Road at 10:05a.m. Aug. 13, police said. FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 13a check had been altered and forged with different information, police said. FRAUD: A resident reported being defrauded of $60,000 by someone acting as his attorney, police said.
FRAUD: A resident reported Aug. 13 checks had been washed and rewritten, police said.
THEFT: A catalytic converter was reported stolen at 7:01p.m. Aug. 13from a vehicle in the 2100 block of South John Russell Circle, police said. RETAIL THEFT: A 54-year-old man of the 2800 block of Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property at 2:51p.m. Aug. 14at Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, police said.
THEFT: A vehicle was found broken into in the unit block of Tookany Creek Parkway at 6:10p.m. Aug. 14, police said. Investigation ongoing.
THEFT: More than $200 worth of items were reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 7:22 p.m. Aug. 14 in the 300block of Ryers Road, police said.