Crime Report

Posted 10/6/22

The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Sept. 25-Oct 2. 

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Crime Report

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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Sept. 25-Oct 2. 

Chestnut Hill

Sept 25 Motor Vehicle Theft. Complainant who was in the process of moving parked her $15,000 Subaru Impreza on the 7800 block of Devon Street on Sept 25, and when she came back to get it on Sept. 29 it was gone, along with the $500 laptop, $200 worth of clothing and $300 worth of furniture that was inside it.  

Sept. 26 Motor Vehicle Theft. Complainant on the 800 block of Vernon Road near Crittenden Manor Apartments left their $30,000 2015 White Dodge Charger running, which was uninsured and unregistered, when an unknown person got it and drove away. 

Sept. 27 Theft. Complainant parked his gray Jeep Wrangler on Northwestern Avenue near Oak Road and came back to find that someone had broken the driver’s side window and stolen a driver’s license and insurance card along with a wallet containing $300,

Sept. 27 Theft. A woman left her 2014 Chevy Suburban parked at 66 Valley Green Road and about an hour and half later came back to see a man breaking the window. He made off with her bag, which contained her ID, credit cards including a paypal card, and some books. 

Sept 28 Robbery. A Black male entered the TD Bank vestibule at 8600 Germantown Avenue with a card between the hours of 1:19 a.m. and 2:06 a.m., and then broke into both ATM machines in the vestibule, making off with 58 checks totalling $34,900.

Sept. 29 Theft. An unknown thief entered the CVS on Germantown Avenue and made off with 77 hygiene products worth a total of $475.

Sept. 29. Theft. Complainant parked their car at the corner of Valley Green Road and Wolcott Drive, and when they returned a side window was broken and a wallet containing $20 cash and several bank and ID cards was missing. One card was later used at a Rite Aid for $519. 

Oct. 1 Theft. Complainant parked their gray Ultima at 71 Valley Green Road and upon returning found the driver’s side window broken. Items missing include a black bag with a [hone charger and a wallet containing $10 cash, two IDs, and various credit and bank cards. Someone attempted to use the Wells Fargo bank card at a Rite Aid for $524.80 but the charge was declined. 

Mt. Airy 

Sept. 22 Theft. Complainant said she left her purse out in her classroom on the unit block of East Springer Street, and when she looked into it at the end of the day there was $600 missing. 

Sept. 26 Motor Vehicle Theft. A woman parked her 2003 Silver Honda Civic on the 100 block of Meehan Ave. for about a year while trying to sell it. She noticed it missing at about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 26.

Sept. 27 Theft. Complainant parked at the corner of Park Line Drive and West Hortter and came back to find the window smashed and a wallet containing $450 cash missing. Their credit card was later used at a Rite Aid on East Washington Lane. 

Sept. 27 Complainant reports that an offender used her front door key to enter the Chestnut Hill Community building at 8419, where two stores are located, stole one Oaki child’s boot with a shark pattern on it, and then left the building. The offender was caught on video surveillance.

Sept. 27 Motor Vehicle Theft. A woman parked her $10,000 silver Jeep Cherokee on the 300 block of East Upsal Street and then went on vacation. When she came back it was gone. 

Sept. 28 Aggravated Assault. A man stated that he and a woman got into an argument on the 6600 block of Chew Avenue, and when he walked away she grabbed a knife and began slashing at his abdomen. When police arrived she told police that “yeah, he pushed me and I grabbed a knife and stabbed him.” The woman was arrested. 

Sept. 28 Theft. A woman who lives on the 6600 block of Sprague Street states that she left her loaded Glock next to her bed when she went to sleep and when she woke up it was missing. There were no signs of forced entry. 

Sept. 28 Theft. Complainant parked their car at the corner of West Upsal Street and Park Line Drive, and when they returned the window was broken and items were taken, including a wallet containing $800 as well as various bank cards and a marijuana card. One card was later used at a Rite Aide for $519. 

Oct. 2 Theft. Complainant parked their car at Allen Lane Art Center, and sometime between 1:30 and 5:00 p.m. someone broke into the rear drivers side window and took a Patagonia sling bag. No items of value were taken. 

Oct. 2 Theft. Complainant said he rented his house on the 100 block of West Gorgas Lane to a tenant for eight months in exchange for him “fixing up” the house. When he asked the tenant to leave, the tenant stole about 25,000 worth of items, including a refrigerator, a bathroom tub, a dishwasher, a sink, a toilet, a stove, a microwave, a bedroom door, some paint, some 45 records, some antique sewing materials, a train set and some kitchenware.