Police news from Abington and Cheltenham

Abington

THEFT >> An employee at Tilted 10, 2500 Moreland Road, was charged with theft April 3 after she allegedly stole $2,063.50 worth of Tilted 10 redeemable tickets over the course of three days, police said. THEFT >> A resident reported April 6 his passport and naturalization papers, which were marked as delivered to his mailbox Jan. 22, were stolen, police said. THEFT >> A cellphone was stolen from the top of a vehicle around 2 p.m. April 6 outside a church in the 1600 block of Summit Avenue, police said.

THEFT >> A vehicle parked at 2 p.m. April 6 at the Willow Grove Park Mall, 2500 Moreland Road, was found at 4 p.m. with the rear passenger side window smashed out and items taken from inside, police said. Security footage showed a male break the window and take the items around 2:53 p.m. and board a SEPTA bus, police said.

AUTO THEFT >> A vehicle parked in the 100 block of Woodlyn Avenue was stolen between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. April 7, police said. Security video showed four males approaching the vehicle, police said. ATTEMPTED THEFT >> A vehicle parked at the Rosemore Garden Apartments in the 2300 block of Rosemore Avenue at 3 p.m. April 5 was found at 4:45 p.m. with the front passenger window smashed out and the steering column damaged, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A female was charged with retail theft April 7 after attempting to steal $572 worth of goods from Macy’s at the Willow Grove Park Mall at 7:50 p.m., police said. ASSAULT >> A male was taken into custody in the 1300 block of Easton Road at 1:34 a.m. April 8 after he allegedly struck a female during an argument at the Elbow Room, police said. ATTEMPTED THEFT >> A vehicle in the 200 block of Keswick Avenue was found at 8:06 a.m. April 8 with the driver’s side rear window smashed out and the steering column damaged, police said.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF >> Multiple vehicles parked at the Abington Free Library in the 1000 block of Old York Road were found at 8:03 p.m. April 8 with windows smashed out, police said. A vehicle at another location in the 1000 block was also found with a smashed-out window, police said.

AUTO THEFT >> A vehicle parked at the Rosemore Garden Apartments on the 200 block of Easton Road side was stolen between 6 p.m. April 8 and 6:58 a.m. April 9, police said.

AUTO THEFT >> A used vehicle was reported stolen April 9 from Honda of Abington, 1543 Easton Road, police said. The vehicle was determined missing during an inventory check and was believed taken the middle of March, police said. ATTEMPTED THEFT >> Three males were observed attempting to steal a vehicle at 10:21 a.m. April 9 in the 2800 block of Limekiln Pike, police said. The victim reported hearing a car alarm go off and went outside to see three males, who had smashed out the window, in the process of removing the steering column and punching the ignition, police said. The victim yelled at the males, who jumped into an awaiting vehicle and fled, police said. ROBBERY >> A male stole $465 worth of goods from Macy’s at the Willow Grove Park Mall at 6:50 p.m. April 9, police said. During a struggle with a loss prevention officer, the thief dropped $330 worth of jewelry, which was recovered, police said.

THEFT >> Jaime Burgos, 46, of Frontenac Street, Philadelphia; Juan Bueno, 32, of Yonkers, N.Y.; and Felix Martinez, 49, of Paterson, N.J., were charged March 26 with unauthorized use of a credit card, possession of a counterfeit credit card, theft by deception and receiving stolen property in connection with an incident in the 1800 block of Fleming Avenue police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A 36-yearold woman of Godfrey Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property April 7 in the 2400 block of Moreland Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 39-yearold woman of Eyre Avenue, Sellersville, was charged April 2 with retail theft, receiving stolen property and theft by unlawful taking in the 2800 block of Moreland Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 35-yearold male of 49th Street, Philadelphia, was charged March 27 with retail theft and receiving stolen property in the 1400 block of Old York Road, police said. SEX OFFENSE >> Police are investigating an incident reported March 27 in which a juvenile female was being blackmailed regarding a nude picture the victim sent to an unknown person she had been communicating with on a social media app, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A juvenile female who stole $506 worth of goods from Sephora at the Willow Grove Park Mall at 3:27 p.m. March 27 is being referred to the Youth Aid Panel, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A male was charged with retail theft after he and a female stole a Go Trax Scooter from Target, 1495 Old York Road, at 8:09 p.m. March 27, police said.

AUTO THEFT >> A BMW was stolen from the driveway of a home in the 1500 block of Shoemaker Road around 4:20 p.m. March 28, police said. A Ring camera observed four males wearing ski masks steal the vehicle after exiting a blue Kia Sportage with a smashed window that had been stolen out of Philadelphia and was found at Meadowbrook and Shoemaker roads, police said. The BMW was located several hours later in Philadelphia, police said. Investigation ongoing. AUTO THEFT >> A work truck valued at $30,000 with $15,000 worth of tools and equipment inside was stolen overnight March 28 from the 3000 block of Turner Avenue, police said. ATTEMPTED THEFT >> An investigation is underway of the attempted theft of multiple vehicles belonging to customers from the lot at Reedman’s, 140 Old York Road, at 4:43 a.m. March 30, police said. Security footage showed a group of males breaking into the vehicles in an attempt to steal them, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Pac Sun at the Willow Grove Park Mall reported March 30 an unknown person stole $282 worth of shorts from the store, police said. ASSAULT >> A male who appeared to be agitated, possibly on methamphetamines and attempting to fight people was taken into custody at 6:49 p.m. March 30 in the 1300 block of Easton Road after being tasered twice while fighting with officers, police said. A female was reportedly struck in the face in an apartment where the suspect was staying and multiple narcotics and cash were visible in the suspect’s room, police said. Investigation ongoing.

RETAIL THEFT >> A female who attempted to steal $908 worth of goods from CVS, 2870 Moreland Road, at1:51 p.m. April 2 is being charged with retail theft, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A male accompanied by two other males stole a $145 Nike sweatshirt from Champs at the Willow Grove Park Mall at 3:53 p.m. April 2, police said.

Cheltenham

MAN KILLED >> A man was killed when he was struck by a tree while riding in a golf cart at the Melrose Country Club, 7600 Tookany Creek Parkway, around 3 p.m. April 13, police said. The tree uprooted and fell across the golf cart, police said. The identity of the victim has not been released pending notification of his family, police said. The driver of the cart suffered minor injuries, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A juvenile male was apprehended after taking $329 worth of goods from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 2:42 p.m. April 1, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 20-yearold man of the 2700 block of Ninth Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft after attempting to steal $1,382 worth of goods from Home Depot, 7690 Washington Lane, at 3:15 p.m. April 1, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A male stole a pair of Fila’s shoes, valued at $100, from Citi Trends, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 5:28 p.m. April 1, police said. WARRANT >> A 27-year-old man of the 300 block of East Elwood Street, Philadelphia, turned himself in at 5:45 p.m. April 1 at the police station on a warrant charging him with firearms violations, police said. DRUGS >> A 44-year-old man of the 1200 block of West Butler Street, Philadelphia, was charged with drug violations at 9:48 p.m. April 1 in the 1000 block of Easton Road, where he was illegally parked in a handicapped parking space and found in possession of a couple of bags of suspected marijuana, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A male stole $40 worth of goods from Walgreens, 2727 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 7:48 a.m. April 2, police said.

THEFT >> A tailgate was reported stolen at 12:02 p.m. April 2 from a pickup truck in the 200 block of South Easton Road, police said. ID THEFT >> A resident reported April 2 an unknown person used the victim’s debit card, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A 29-yearold woman of the 8000 block of High School Road, Elkins Park, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property after taking items from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, at 4:11 p.m. April 2, police said. FRAUD >> A resident reported April 3 receiving a gift card scam text, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A male stole a pair of shorts valued at $110 from Snipes, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 11:32 a.m. April 4, police said.

THEFT >> A resident of the 400 block of Greenwood Avenue reported April 4 a package delivered by UPS, valued at $200, had been stolen, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 27-yearold woman of the 6800 block of Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property at 4:42 p.m. April 4 after taking $513 worth of goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said. THEFT >> A jacket and bag containing ID, $40 cash, credit cards and keys were reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 10:52 p.m. April 4 at K&J, 445 Cheltenham Ave, police said. THEFT >> Telvin Mason, 31, of the 6600 block of North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, an employee at Save-A-Lot, 101 W. Cheltenham Ave., was arrested at 12:08 p.m. April 5 on felony charges of theft, conspiracy and retail theft under-ringing, after allegedly stealing $2,397.82 from the store over the last month, police said.

THEFT >> A resident of the 200 block of Brookdale Avenue reported April 5 finding mail opened and $204 missing from a card mailed by a relative of the victim, police said.

BLACKMAIL >> A juvenile reported April 6 being blackmailed after sending pictures to someone online, police said.

THEFT >> A person reported at 3:46 p.m. April 6 forgetting to take his money from the ATM at 82 Limekiln Pike, where video showed someone else taking it, police said.

AUTO THEFT >> A black, 2016 Toyota Corolla, PA tag KFF2756, was reported stolen at 4:13 a.m. April 7, after it was left running with keys, parked in a handicapped spot at Wawa, 8250 Limekiln Pike, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A 42-yearold man of the 6100 block of Walker Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property after attempting to take $160 worth of goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, at 5:09 p.m. April 7, police said. COUNTERFEIT >> A customer at Walmart, 1000 S. Easton Road, reported at 5:21 p.m. April 7 receiving a fake $10 bill in change, police said. THEFT >> A chair valued at $199, reportedly delivered, was missing from the porch of a home in the 1900 block of Mather Way at 10:25 a.m. April 8, police said. WARRANT >> A 61-year-old man of the 500 block of Montier Road, Glenside, was arrested at 9:10 a.m. April 8 at the police station on a warrant charging him with simple assault in connection with a March 3 domestic disturbance, police said.

ATTEMPTED THEFT >> A 2020 Hyundai Elantra parked in the unit block of East Township Line Road was found at 7:02 a.m. April 9 with a window smashed and the steering column damaged, police said.

THEFT >> A male Target employee, of the 1900 block of Independence Street, Philadelphia, was arrested at 10:46 a.m. April 9 after taking $962 worth of goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said. BURGLARY >> A residence in the 7700 block of Washington Lane was reported burglarized at 2:40 p.m. April 9, but nothing appeared to be taken, police said. THEFT >> A vehicle in the 7600 block of Tookany Creek Parkway was found at 4:06 p.m. April 9 with a window smashed and a purse taken from inside, police said.

THEFT >> Tools valued at $200 were reported stolen from a vehicle in the unit block of East Township Line Road overnight April 8, police said.

BIKE STOLEN >> An electric bike valued at $3,500 was reported stolen from the bike rack at Elcy’s, 5 W. Glenside Ave., at 4:33 p.m. April 9, police said. The cable lock had been cut off, police said.

ID THEFT >> A resident reported April 10 an unknown person took money from the victim’s bank account, police said.

THEFT >> Copper piping and a furnace were reported stolen at 8:57 a.m. April 11 from a construction site in the 1100 block of Miles Court, police said.

THEFT >> A vehicle at Tookany Creek Parkway and Central Avenue was found at 3:11 p.m. April 11 with a window smashed and a purse and cellphone taken, police said. BURGLARY >> A home in the 7400 block of Richards Road was broken into between 9 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. April 11, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A Black female in her 30s, average height, medium-heavy build, wearing a green sweater, gray leggings, black slides and a colorful scarf, stole items from Citi Trends, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 5:59 p.m. April 11 and fled in a white SUV, police said.

THEFT >> A resident of the 1100 block of Curtis Drive reported at 9:20 a.m. April 12 a package had been taken from the front parch, police said.

THEFT >> A package valued at $99 was reported stolen from the front porch of a home in the 500 block of Ryers Avenue at 4:58 p.m. April 12, police said. RETAIL THEFT >> A male stole $80 worth of goods from Got The Look, 1000 Easton Road, at 8:52 p.m. April 12, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A male stole four cartons of cigarettes, valued at $280, from Wawa, 8250 Limekiln Pike, at 9:04 p.m. April 12, police said. ROBBERY >> A shooting was reported at Cheltenham Avenue and Old York Road from an attempted robbery at 9:42 p.m. April 12, police said. The driver of a vehicle, who was shot in the chest, returned fire, police said. The incident started in Philadelphia and is being handled by Philadelphia police. THEFT >> A package containing a lawn mower was reported stolen from the porch of a home in the 600 block of Twickenham Road at 4:15 p.m. April 13, police said.

ATTEMPTED THEFT >> Two Black males, age 16-18, one wearing a black hoodie and black sweatpants, the other wearing a black hoodie with orange writing, were reportedly attempting to steal a vehicle in the 1700 block of Chelsea Road at 12:45 p.m. April 14, police said.