Monday, January 25, 2010

WSWCA E-post: 01/25/10

PSA (Police Service Area) Meeting
As those of you who attended the recent Board Meeting know, PSA's are part of the Police Dept.'s new initiative to better connect the community with its police force. Wash West's PSA, run by Lt. Rick Lanzetta, extends from Chestnut to Lombard Street and Broad to the Delaware River. (Those of you who live below Lombard will be contacted by the newly redrawn 3rd District.)

Lt. Lanzetta is charged with extending lines of communication to the neighborhood, and he is responsible 24/7 for what goes on within his boundaries. He will be attending ALL of our future WSWCA Board meetings and taking questions from community members and the board. He has also asked us to distribute his email address: LTRL66@gmail.com.

To learn more online, visit www.phillypolice.com. You'll find forms and reports, as well as ways to submit tips, commend an officer or report police misconduct. You can also connect to the police using Twitter and Facebook...take a look!


Wash West Incidents
The below incidents in the Wash. Sq. West area were recently reported to the 6th District:

ARREST) On Monday, 01/04/10, 1:15 AM, 6th District Officers Macchione and Cifelli observed a male in the 300 block S. 12th St. drinking a 40 oz. beer on the highway in violation of City Ordinance. The male was arrested and found in his possession was a key fob for a 2009 Kia that was parked nearby. The Kia had a broken window and was reported stolen on 01/01/10 in Clifton Heights, Pa. The 40 year old offender with a S. Phila. address was charged with Receiving Stolen Goods, Unauthorized Use of an Auto and City Ordinance.

(REPORT) Between 6 PM, Monday, 01/04/10 and 5:40 AM, Tuesday, 01/05/09, complainant's 1994 Jeep, parked in the 900 block Pine St. was taken without permission. The vehicle was recovered on Wednesday, 01/06/10 in the 3500 block S. Columbus Blvd.

(REPORT) On Tuesday, 01/05/10, between 6:15 AM and 7 PM, out-of-town complainant's 2005 Toyota, parked in the paid garage, 1201 Walnut St. had a window smashed and tools, CDs and $40 USC taken. This report was received by the DPR Unit via phone, police were not dispatched, therefore no latent prints were lifted.

(ARRESTS) The below arrests were made on Thursday, 01/0710 by the City Wide Vice Unit for Prostitution:
200 S. 12th St., 9:05 PM, 1 male
1200 Spruce St, 9:30 PM, 1 male
1200 Spruce St, 9:45 PM, 1 male
200 S. 13th St, 10:30 PM, 2 males
300 S. 12th St, 10:45 PM, 1 male

(ARREST) On Friday, 01/08/10, 6th District Sergeant LaRose set up a surveillance for illegal narcotic activity in the Wash. Sq. West area when at 12 AM, officers observed a male in the 200 block S. 12th St,sell narcotics to another male The males walked off in different directions. The seller was arrested with 4 packets of crack cocaine,and cash in his possession , the buyer fled the scene. The 21 year old seller with a Germantown address was charged with Illegal Narcotic Sales.

(REPORT) On Friday, 01/08/10, between 7 AM and 9 PM, complainant's apartment in the 200 block S. 12th St. had the front door forced open and a purse and clothing were taken. 6th District Officer McQue lifted latent fingerprints from the scene.

(REPORT) On Saturday, 01/09/10, between 2 PM and 3:30 PM, complainant's secured bicycle was taken from the 200 block S. Broad St. without permission.

(REPORT) On Tuesday, 01/12/10, between 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM, complainant's secured bicycle was taken from the 1200 block Spruce St. without permission.

(ARREST) On Wednesday, 01/13/10, 3:30 AM, 6th District Sergeant Burton observed a male outside 419 S. 12th St. wandering in and out of an alley and also attempting to flag down passing motorists. This male was dispersed previously from this location and returned. The offender also is known to have prior prostitution arrests. The 39 year old offender with a S. Phila. address was arrested and charged with the misdemeanor offense of Nighttime Loitering and Prowling.

(ARRESTS) On Thursday, 01/14/10, 10 PM, an alert Parking Authority Officer observed a male break into a parked Nissan in the 1300 block Locust St. and called police, providing a good description and direction of escape of the offender. A short time later the offender returned to the same vehicle with the smashed window and re-entered, this time with a look-out outside. Again the PPA officer called police and directed them to the offenders who were apprehend by 6th District Officer Savino and 9th District Officer Shirley. The 31 year old offender with a North Phila. address and a 41 year old offender with a South Phila. address were both charged with Theft From Motor Vehicle and Conspiracy.


Wash West is Everywhere!
Our website is at www.washwestcivic.org. You can visit the WSWCA Blog at http://washwestcivic.wordpress.com. You can also become a fan at Facebook, or follow our tweets at Twitter! And don't forget to come to our monthly meetings every second Tuesday, at 7 pm at 1001 Locust Street, Room 224, Dorrance H. Hamilton Building at Jefferson.

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