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Crime log: March 18, 2015

Feb. 23 through March 8

As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses or other specific crimes investigated by special police units. All locations listed by block, not by exact address.

2nd Police District

• There were 14 robberies reported in the district during the period, including eight at businesses at 5800 Rising Sun Ave. (Feb. 27), 6300 Castor Ave. (March 8), 5900 Rising Sun Ave. (March 8), 2100 Cottman Ave. (Feb. 25 and March 2), 2200 Cottman Ave. (March 4), 2300 Cottman Ave. (Feb. 23) and 5600 Rising Sun Ave. (March 4). Four robberies occurred in the street at 700 Adams Ave. (Feb. 24), 1300 Cottman Ave. (Feb. 24), 5400 Bingham St. (March 3) and Castor Avenue and Lardner Street (March 1), while two occurred at residences at 400 Kerper St. (Feb. 28) and 5400 Bingham St. (March 5).

• Among 10 aggravated assaults reported to police, six occurred at residences at 7900 Langdon St. (three on March 2), 7800 Bradford St. (Feb. 26), 6800 Castor Ave. (Feb. 27) and 1400 Kerper St. (March 6), while four occurred in the street at 1500 Stevens St. (Feb. 25), 2100 Bleigh Ave. (Feb. 23), 1400 Princeton Ave. (Feb. 23) and 5600 Rising Sun Ave. (Feb. 24).

• All 19 burglaries reported in the district involved residences at 7200 Rutland St. (Feb. 24), 1400 Aldine St. (Feb. 25), 6400 Akron St. (Feb. 26), 5900 Elsinore St. (Feb. 26), 900 Anchor St. (Feb. 27), 1400 Longshore Ave. (March 8), 1500 Cottman Ave. (Feb. 25), 800 Scattergood St. (Feb. 27), 1400 Faunce St. (Feb. 27), 300 Hellerman St. (Feb. 28), 6500 Roosevelt Blvd. (March 3), 900 Sanger St. (March 3), 500 Sanger St. (March 3), 600 Rosalie St. (March 4), 7000 Rising Sun Ave. (Feb. 25), 1600 Robbins St. (March 4), 1600 Loney St. (Feb. 23), 6900 Horrocks St. (Feb. 23) and 7200 Rutland St. (March 4).

• There were 75 thefts reported in the district, including 26 at businesses, six in the street, three at residences, two at schools and one at a medical facility. There also were four auto thefts and 33 thefts from autos reported during the period.

7th Police District

• Police received reports of three robberies in the district, two of which occurred in the street at 15500 Bustleton Ave. (March 7) and 8100 Castor Ave. (March 3), as well as one at a residence at 10600 Lockart Road (Feb. 27).

• Two aggravated assaults were reported, including one in the street at 8000 Elberon Ave. (Feb. 23) and one at a business at 8900 Krewstown Road (March 7).

• There were 12 burglaries reported during the period, 10 of which involved residences at 13000 Kelvin Ave. (March 1), 9900 Wistaria St. (March 5), 10100 Dedaker Drive (Feb. 24), 800 Lawler St. (Feb. 24), 9500 Northeast Ave. (Feb. 26 and March 2), 1100 Foster St. (Feb. 27), 1800 Tustin Ave. (Feb. 26), 1800 Winchester Ave. (March 6) and 800 Rhawn St. (March 2). Two additional burglaries occurred at businesses at 10900 Bustleton Ave. (Feb. 27) and 9300 Krewstown Road (Feb. 28).

• There were 45 thefts reported to police, including seven that occurred at businesses, seven in the street, three at residences and one at a private club. There also were nine auto thefts and 18 thefts from autos during the period.

8th Police District

• There were two robberies reported in the district, one occurring at a residence at 10800 Keswick Road (Feb. 26) and one at a business at 8000 Frankford Ave. (March 2).

• Four aggravated assaults were reported to police, including two in the street at 3300 Red Lion Road (March 2) and 4100 Fairdale Road (Feb. 27), one at a residence at 2800 Willits Road (Feb. 27) and one at a city prison at 8000 State Road (March 4).

• Among six burglaries reported during the period, four involved residences at 12800 Galdi Lane (Feb. 25), 2900 Welsh Road (Feb. 25), 11000 Waldemire Drive (March 2) and 2700 Rhawn St. (March 8), while two occurred at businesses at 2400 Welsh Road (March 4) and 9100 Frankford Ave. (Feb. 23).

• Forty-eight thefts were reported in the district, including 16 at businesses, four in the street, two at residences, one at a medical facility and one at a bank. There also were nine auto thefts and 15 thefts from autos during the period.

15th Police District

• There were 24 robberies reported to police, 19 of which occurred in the street at 2000 Haworth St. (Feb. 23), 1200 Foulkrod St. (Feb. 23), 1000 Fillmore St. (Feb. 28), 4000 Comly St. (March 5), 1000 Allengrove St. (March 6), 5900 Milnor St. (March 8), 1600 Granite St. (Feb. 23), 4300 Princeton Ave. (March 4), 3500 Bleigh Ave. (Feb. 23), 6300 Frankford Ave. (Feb. 26), 5800 Roosevelt Blvd. (Feb. 26), 1600 Allengrove St. (Feb. 28), 4800 Longshore Ave. (March 2), 2700 Orthodox St. (March 4), 2300 Orthodox St. (March 4), 4600 Frankford Ave. (March 7), 7000 Torresdale Ave. (March 8), 4600 Leiper St. (Feb. 25) and 4000 Teesdale St. (March 3). Robberies also were reported at three residences at 5000 Penn St. (March 6), 3200 Guilford St. (Feb. 25) and 5000 Glenloch St. (March 5), along with two businesses at 5400 Oxford Ave. (March 2) and 6400 Sackett St. (March 6).

• Among 21 aggravated assaults reported during the period, 11 occurred in the street at 7800 Frankford Ave. (March 8), 7600 Frankford Ave. (March 8), Frankford and Harbison avenues (March 7), 2100 Orthodox St. (Feb. 24), 4800 Rosalie St. (Feb. 25), 4600 Castor Ave. (March 1), 4600 Oakland St. (Feb. 26), 6600 Torresdale Ave. (Feb. 28), 3500 Cottman Ave. (March 7 and 8) and 1600 Granite St. (Feb. 23). There also were nine aggravated assaults reported at residences at 1900 Briggs St. (Feb. 27), 2600 Elbridge St. (Feb. 26), 4500 Frankford Ave. (March 6), 6500 Marsden St. (March 2), 5900 Torresdale Ave. (March 5), 1500 Overington St. (March 6), 5200 Ditman St. (Feb. 23), 5000 Griscom St. (Feb. 23) and 2900 Passmore St. (Feb. 27). One additional case was reported at a school at 5900 Saul St. (Feb. 26).

• There were 24 burglaries reported in the district, including 19 that involved residences at 4400 Oakmont St. (Feb. 24), 6800 Roosevelt Blvd. (Feb. 28), 3400 Shelmire Ave. (March 7), 3200 Englewood St. (March 7), 5100 Worth St. (March 8), 4400 Decatur St. (Feb. 27), 5800 Bustleton Ave. (Feb. 23), 4200 Penn St. (Feb. 25), 6300 Marsden St. (Feb. 25), 7200 Glenloch St. (Feb. 27), 6200 Charles St. (Feb. 27), 4400 Unruh Ave. (March 2), 6800 Hegerman St. (March 2), 2600 Alresford St. (March 6), 1100 Allengrove St. (March 6), 6200 Marsden St. (Feb. 24), 6300 Algard St. (March 5), 4700 Oxford Ave. (March 6) and 2900 Benner St. (March 1). Three additional burglaries were reported at businesses at 5900 Torresdale Ave. (March 1), 7000 Frankford Ave. (Feb. 24) and 6200 Bustleton Ave. (Feb. 27), while two occurred at places of worship at 4700 Leiper St. (March 5) and 1300 Dyre St. (March 6).

• There were 99 thefts reported in the district, including 27 in the street, 14 at businesses, 13 at residences and one at a medical facility. There also were 27 auto thefts and 17 thefts from autos during the period. ••

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