there were 3 police cars on the corner of my block (48th & Chester) last night around 8:15....also a young woman giving them info. (i saw this)
Word on the street was that the woman was robbed at knifepoint for her phone. Alledgedly the perpetrators were teenagers. (Hearsay) -cm On Mar 18, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Fran Byers wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Patty Bulack <[email protected]> > To: 48th-Street-Neighbors <[email protected]>; Gerry > Davis <[email protected]>; 49th-and-trinity > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Mar 18, 2014 8:05 pm > Subject: Be on the alert: 1 thwarted robbery, followed by a successful one > last night, 47th and Chester > > Hello All, > > I heard from our neighbor on 4800 block of Springfield about how her husband > avoided being robbed last night in front of their house. I have included her > account below. Her husband could tell they were "spreading a net" to try and > catch him, by how they split up when they saw him. He avoided it by crossing > the street. Later, they saw a police car and wondered if someone else had > been successfully robbed by them(which you will see in her description). > > So I then asked Det. Murray about it, whether what they thought was true. He > sent me the second report below, that a woman was robbed (strong-arm) on 4700 > Chester about a half-hour after our neighbor saw them. > > Now thinking about it, I suppose it would have been a good idea to call the > police after his experience, but its one of those judgement calls. Maybe > with all that's going on, we should err on the side of caution, and call such > suspicious activity in to 911. You can also text or call me, and I can > forward it to our police contacts (215 906-0243). > > Keep your heads up - there isn't a mention of a 3rd person in the police > report, but that could be because she didn't see them. I'm thinking these > two incidents are very likely connected. Look out for 3 young men, acting > suspiciously, especially if it looks the way described below (splitting up so > that the neighbor will be caught between them, no matter which direction he > went in - except for crossing the street, which he knew to do). > > Wondering if it could be the same 3 who were robbing at gunpoint recently? > On 4700 Kingsessing (took a briefcase....) > > Please call 215 898-WALK for escort, instead of walking alone after dark. > > Yours, > Patty > > > From our neighbor on 4800 Springfield: > > Patty- > > Here's an example of someone who avoided trouble by being alert to his > surroundings: > > My husband stepped off our porch about 7:30pm last night to walk to a meeting > a block away. He noticed three young men (he thought teenagers) who were > standing together on the sidewalk in front of our adjoining twin. As soon as > they saw him come down the steps two of the guys walked up toward the corner > of 48th and Springfield and the third turned to walk toward 49th > Street(toward our home). As soon as Paul saw this he immediately crossed the > street to the other side of Springfield. The group then lost interest in him > and walked away. > > Later on on our way home, we saw a police car with a woman in the back seat. > Perhaps this person was victimized by this group. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > From Det. Murray : > > On 3-17-14 at 8:15pm, 18th District officers responded to 4700 Chester Ave > for a Robbery in Progress. Upon arrival, officers located the complainant > who stated she was walking west on the 4700 block of Chester Ave when she was > approached from behind by offender #1. At that time offender #1 grabbed the > complainant and demanded heriPhone. The complainant handed her phone to > offender #1who then fled north on 48th St. The complainant stated offender > #2 fled east on Chester Ave. No injuries were reported. > > > Action taken – Complainant interviewed at SWDD. Phone tracking attempted > however device was turned off. No video surveillance located at this time. > Databases checked for similar incidents in the area. > > Suspects/Defendants info. – > #1 – B/M, 19-23 yrs, 5’7”, thin build, dark complexion, dark clothing. NFI.
