Crime log: Sept. 9, 2020
Aug. 17 through 30
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.
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Video: Police looking for gas station robbery attempt suspect
A man tried to rob a Sunoco gas station at 13000 Bustleton Ave. with a handgun on Sept. 3.
Bank robber gets 10-plus years
U.S. Attorney William McSwain announced that Justin O’Brien, 33, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $7,244 in restitution by U.S....
Video: Police looking for sexual assault suspect
Police are looking for an unknown black male who they say attempted to sexually assault a woman and stole her cell phone.
A 27-year-old female was walking with her baby on the 8000 block of...
Police seek Hartel Avenue burglar
Northeast Detectives is looking for a man suspected of burglarizing a house on the 300 block of Hartel Ave. in Fox Chase.
The incident took place at about 1:15 p.m. on Aug. 17.
According to police,...
Crime log: Aug. 19, 2020
Aug. 3 through 16
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.
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Video: Police searching for robber who assaulted 64-year-old
Police are searching for a suspect who attacked and robbed a 64-year-old man around the 9900 block of Frankford Avenue.
On Aug. 13, the suspect approached the man and punched him in the back of...
Video: Police looking for driver who hit 4-year-old
Police are looking for a driver who critically injured a 4-year-old with their vehicle and fled the scene on the 6600 block of Keystone Street.
On Aug. 16 at 9:10 p.m., a silver Honda Accord...
Man murdered on Lansing Street
The police homicide division is investigating a murder that took place on Sunday morning on the 4700 block of Lansing St., just east of Torresdale Avenue, in Holmesburg.
Police said the crime took place at...
Man sentenced for sex trafficking children in Northeast Philadelphia
A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for sex trafficking three children for years in Northeast Philadelphia.
Artavius Horne, of Philadelphia, was convicted of three...