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Northeast crime log

Aug. 21 through Sept. 3

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 eight robberies reported in the district during the period, including seven that occurred in the street at 500 Adams Ave. (Aug. 22), 4000 Roosevelt Blvd. (Aug. 24), 700 Adams Ave. (Aug. 27), 2100 Longshore Ave. (Aug. 27), 6800 Rising Sun Ave. (Sept. 3), 7200 Oakland St. (Aug. 25) and Large Street and Princeton Avenue (Aug. 27). One additional robbery occurred at 800 Bridge St. (Aug. 30).

• Among five aggravated assaults reported to police, four occurred in the street at 800 Brill St. (Aug. 23), 1400 Higbee St. (two on Aug. 24) and 300 Lardner St. (Sept. 3), while one occurred at a residence at 7400 Claridge St. (Aug. 27).

• Eighteen burglaries were reported in the district, 14 of which involved residences at 800 Unruh Ave. (Aug. 25), 400 Magee Ave. (Aug. 26), 1200 Englewood St. (Sept. 1), 1300 Devereaux Ave. (Aug. 21), 6600 Lynford St. (Aug. 26), 1200 Wellington St. (Aug. 27), 1300 Saint Vincent St. (Aug. 28), 900 Oakmont St. (Aug. 30), 7100 Large St. (Aug. 28), 7100 Eastwood St. (Aug. 28), 5900 Langdon St. (Aug. 31), 7100 Whitaker Ave. (Aug. 21), 7500 Watson St. (Aug. 23) and 1400 Magee Ave. (Aug. 29). Four more burglaries involved businesses at 2300 Cottman Ave. (two on Aug. 21), 6600 Castor Ave. (Sept. 1) and 800 Bleigh Ave. (Aug. 25).

• Ninety thefts were reported in the district, including 43 at businesses, 10 in the street and eight at residences. There also were nine auto thefts, two auto tag thefts and 18 thefts from autos during the period.

7th Police District

• One robbery was reported to police in the district. It occurred in the street at 1900 Ambassador St. (Aug. 26).

• There were three aggravated assaults reported in the district, including two that occurred at residences at 8300 Jeanes St. (Aug. 26) and 15100 Beverly Drive (Aug. 21), along with one in the street at 8100 Ryers Ave. (Aug. 22).

• Among nine burglaries reported during the period, three involved residences at 2300 Tremont St. (Sept. 3), 9800 Northeast Blvd. (Aug. 30) and 300 Avon St. (Aug. 24), while three involved businesses at 11500 Roosevelt Blvd. (Sept. 2), 1900 Grant Ave. (Aug. 23) and 10600 Roosevelt Blvd. (Aug. 31). Burglaries also occurred at a self-storage facility at 1500 Grant Ave. (Aug. 24), along with two unspecified types of properties at 9100 Roosevelt Blvd. (Aug. 21) and 13400 Philmont Ave. (Aug. 30).

• There were 37 thefts reported to police, including 10 at businesses, six in the street and five at residences, along with one auto theft, two auto tag thefts and 13 thefts from autos.

8th Police District

• Four robberies were reported in the district, including three that occurred in the street at 1800 Riverside Drive (Sept. 1), 4300 Deerpath Lane (Aug. 21) and 3200 Red Lion Road (Aug. 25), while one occurred at a residence at 10200 N. Canterbury Road (Sept. 2).

• There were five aggravated assaults reported during the period, two of which occurred in the street at 4600 Tolbut St. (Aug. 31) and 9100 Delaware Ave. (Aug. 26), while two occurred at a city prison at 8200 State Road (Aug. 25 and 31). One more aggravated assault occurred at a business at 4300 Byberry Road (Sept. 3).

• Among 15 burglaries reported to police, 10 involved residences at 3300 Woodhaven Road (Aug. 21), 12700 Hollins Road (Aug. 24), 12000 Millbrook Road (Aug. 25), 4800 Convent Lane (Sept. 1), 12500 Biscayne Drive (Aug. 31), 2800 Maxwell St. (Aug. 22), 3500 Grant Ave. (Aug. 21), 12000 Templeton Drive (Aug. 29), 3600 Red Lion Road (Aug. 27) and 9400 Ashton Road (Aug. 28). One additional burglary occurred at a business at 3200 Willits Road (Sept. 2), while four occurred at a self-storage facility at 12000 Roosevelt Blvd. (all on Aug. 22).

• Fifty-one thefts were reported in the district, including 17 that occurred at businesses, eight in the street and one at a residence. There also were seven auto thefts, two auto tag thefts and 16 thefts from autos reported during the period.

15th Police District

• There were 21 robberies reported in the district, including 18 that occurred in the street at Frankford and Tyson avenues (Aug. 25), 4600 Frankford Ave. (Aug. 26), 4700 Northwood St. (Aug. 30), 4200 Richmond St. (Aug. 30), 2100 Kennedy St. (Aug. 21), 5100 Griscom St. (Aug. 21), 5100 Erdrick St. (Aug. 23), 5200 Frankford Ave. (Aug. 27), 1300 Arrott St. (Aug. 24), 4600 Leiper St. (Sept. 2), 5700 Tacony St. (Aug. 21), 1800 Harrison St. (Aug. 22), 5200 Frankford Ave. (Aug. 24 and 26), 6000 Bustleton Ave. (Aug. 24), 5300 Frankford Ave. (Aug. 25), 1600 Foulkrod St. (Aug. 25) and 1600 Haworth St. (Aug. 31). Robberies also occurred at two businesses at 4700 Frankford Ave. (Aug. 22) and 5200 Harbison Ave. (Aug. 31), along with one residence at 2700 Levick St. (Sept. 3).

• Among 20 aggravated assaults reported during the period, 16 occurred in the street at 4500 Griscom St. (Sept. 1), 5100 Darrah St. (Aug. 24), Pratt and Large streets (Aug. 30), 2900 Fanshawe St. (Aug. 31), Mulberry and Foulkrod streets (Aug. 21), 1600 Margaret St. (Aug. 30), 4200 Frankford Ave. (Aug. 31), 2200 Bridge St. (Aug. 22), 2100 Sanger St. (Aug. 23), 4900 Frankford Ave. (Aug. 23), 4600 Van Kirk St. (Aug. 31), 4700 Richmond St. (Aug. 31), 7200 Vandike St. (Aug. 31), 4700 Vista St. (Sept. 1), 2900 Disston St. (Aug. 28) and 6100 Walker St. (Sept. 1). Four more aggravated assaults occurred at residences at 4700 Marple St. (Aug. 31), 4900 Penn St. (Aug. 22), 4500 Tudor St. (Aug. 28) and 4700 Richmond St. (Aug. 22).

• Eighteen burglaries were reported to police, including 16 that involved residences at 4200 Chippendale Ave. (Aug. 24), 4600 James St. (Aug. 27), 3400 Tudor St. (Aug. 29), 4800 Oxford Ave. (Sept. 1), 6500 Edmund St. (Aug. 22), 5900 Torresdale Ave. (Aug. 24), 4600 Salmon St. (Aug. 25), 4700 Howell St. (Aug. 25), 6000 Keystone St. (Sept. 2), 3300 Bleigh Ave. (Sept. 2), 2100 Haworth St. (Aug. 27), 4600 Penn St. (Aug. 28), 1300 Unity St. (Aug. 30), 1300 Arrott St. (Aug. 21), 4400 Howell St. (Aug. 30) and 1900 Church St. (Aug. 22). Two additional burglaries occurred at businesses at 4000 Orchard St. (Aug. 29) and 2600 Orthodox St. (Aug. 31).

• There were 153 thefts reported in the district, including 24 in the street, 22 at businesses, 14 at residences and one at a school. There also were 45 auto thefts, 11 auto tag thefts and 36 thefts from autos reported during the period. ••

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