This alert gives notice to businesses in the 14th District of two armed robberies that have occurred recently. In both incidents, an unknown offender displayed a semi-automatic handgun and robbed the food delivery driver of cash and cellphones.
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CPD Community Alert- Robbery/Purse Snatching 12th District (Near West)
On Sunday, January 6, 2019, at approximately 5:45 p.m., in the 2300 block of West Rice St., an 84-year-old female victim was approached by an African-American male offender. The offender grabbed the victim’s purse and arm and forcefully pulled the victim to the ground while taking the victim’s purse. During the confrontation, the offender knocked a separate 85-year-old female victim to the ground causing injury. The offender then ran to a waiting vehicle and fled the scene.
CPD Community Alert- Armed Robberies 25th District (Grand Central)
This alert gives notice to the residents of the 25th District (Grand Central), of recent armed robberies. In these incidents, one to three unknown offenders exited a small silver/grey vehicle (possibly Nissan), approached the victim and announced a robbery, all while armed with a handgun. The offender(s) proceeded to take the victim’s personal belongings.
CPD Community Alert – Residential Burglaries 16th District (Jefferson Park)
CPD Business Alert – Robberies/Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking 011th District (Area North)
06 Jan 19 - Business Alert - Delivery Robberies Beat 11th District
This alert gives notice of recent Robberies that have occurred in the 011th District. In these incidents, a pizza delivery driver victim delivers food near the area of Independence/Fillmore (Beat 1133). Before the victim is able to deliver the food (3) offenders appear. An offender produces a black handgun and rob victim at gunpoint. Times and locations are listed below:
CPD Business Alert – Robberies of Taxi-Cab Drivers – 016th and 017th Districts
05 Jan 19 - Business Alert - Robberies of Taxi Drivers - 16th and 17th Districts
There have been three recent armed robberies of Taxi-Cab Drivers in the 016th and 017th Districts. In each of these incidents the taxi driver was dispatched to pick up a fare and then the driver picked up multiple male subjects. During the ride, the offenders displayed a handgun and demanded money and property from the victim. The offenders took property from the victim and then exited the taxi-cab and fled on foot. In the incident on Christiana Avenue, the offenders took possession of the victim’s taxi-cab and drove it away from the scene.