Police blotter—Southeast

Crime Scene is a representative sampling, not a comprehensive listing, of crimes reported to the Southeastern Police District. This week’s Crime Scene was compiled by Mary Helen Sprecher.

Robbery
E. Baltimore Street, 3200 block, Nov. 15, 9:55 p.m. Two suspects entered a store and threatened an employee with a handgun, then grabbed $200 from the register and fled.
N. Broadway, 200 block, Nov. 15, 3:38 p.m. A bystander told police that a group of juveniles had assaulted a woman on the street and robbed her of her cell phone. The juveniles were identified and arrested.
Aliceanna Street, 1700 block, November 15, 8:10 p.m. A teenaged suspect entered a store and ordered the employee to lie face down in the back. The suspect then robbed the store of $200 cash.
N. East Avenue, 600 block, Nov. 15, 6 p.m. A man told police that he had met a woman on a chat line and had made an date with her. He met her at a grocery store and she told him that she had left her I.D. at home. He took her to an address and she got out, ran down the alley and came back with a handgun, then told him to give up his money. The man grabbed the gun, which discharged. The woman fled the car and the man drove off and called police.
S. Ellwood Avenue, 1100 block, November 15, 8 p.m. A woman told police that she noticed two men following her. One pointed a gun at her and told her, “Drop your keys, bitch.” She screamed and the suspects fled. One of the suspects was later arrested. The suspect was also identified as the guilty party in another robbery on the 300 block of Fleet Street on the same day.
S. Dean Street, 300 block, November 14, 4:25 p.m. Three men approached a fourth man and said, “Amigo, give me all your money.” They robbed him of a gold ring when he did not have cash. One of the suspects was later arrested.
S. High Street, unit block, November 14, 10:38 p.m. A man told police that three suspects armed with knives had attacked him and then robbed him of his cell phone, wallet, $350 cash, papers and house keys.
Gough Street, 1900 block, November 14, 7:19 p.m. A man told police that two suspects attacked him, possibly using a stun gun, and robbed him of his wallet.
S. Highland Avenue, 300 block, November 14, 5:33 p.m. Two suspects entered a deli and grocery store and threatened an employee with a handgun, then robbed the store of an estimated $1,700 cash.
S. Broadway, 400 block, November 14, 1:40 p.m. A woman told police that three teenaged suspects stopped her and demanded money. When she would not comply, they slapped her, reached into her pockets and emptied them. A three-year-old was struck, but did not receive injuries, during the incident.
S. Eden Street, 200 block, November 14, 12:30 a.m. A man told police that two suspects had threatened him with a handgun and robbed him of his cell phone, car keys, $150 cash, then fled on foot.
Holabird Avenue, 4300 block, November 14, 12 p.m. A group of suspects entered a diner and threatened an employee with a gun, then robbed the register of $3,700 cash.
E. Fayette Street, 2300 block, November 12, 9:27 p.m. A man told police that he was out walking when two suspects grabbed him from behind and robbed him of $180 cash and car keys.
Wolfe Street, 200 block, November 11, 12:10 p.m. A man told police that a suspect had attempted to rob him of his scooter.
Gough Street, 1500 block, November 11, 3:30 p.m. A man told police that two suspects had robbed him of his cell phone.
Holabird Avenue, 6100 block, November 11, 9:03 p.m. A suspect entered a convenience store and said, “Open the register; I gotta feed my kids” while threatening the employee with a knife. The suspect fled after seeing a customer enter the area.
Boston Street, 2300 block, November 10, 5:55 p.m. Two suspects entered a market and threatened an employee with a handgun, then robbed the register of $365.
S. Highland Avenue 400 block, November 10, 8:48 p.m. A suspect entered a store and threatened an employee with a handgun, then robbed the establishment of $788.
Aggravated Assault
E. Baltimore Street, 900 block, November 15, 11:33 p.m. A woman told police that she was stabbed in the back by an unknown suspect for no apparent reason.
E. Spring Court, 300 block, November 14, 8:46 p.m. A man told police that he had come over to watch a game on TV with his son. A woman came in and attacked him, biting him on the forearm and beating him with am empty tequila bottle. She then attacked him with a kitchen knife and later tried to flee with the man’s son. She was stopped and was placed under arrest. She claimed to be pregnant, but when taken to the hospital, this claim was proven to be untrue. A cell phone and a glass chess board were both broken in the incident.
Eastern Avenue, 4900 block, November 14, 6:20 p.m. Police responded to a hospital and found a man fighting with a security guard. The suspect was described as combative, spitting and threatening the guard with a knife.  He had originally presented at the E.R. with a cut finger and began bragging, “I killed a man with a knife.” He was arrested, and continued to shout profanities and racial slurs, and to threaten to sue all personnel. He was sedated and secured to a bed, but managed to get out of many of the restraints before the sedation finally took affect. He was eventually wheeled back to the E.R. and treated for his injuries, then taken into custody.
Oldham Street, 500 block, November 14, 7:32 p.m. A man flagged down police officers and told them he had been approached by a knife-wielding suspect, who screamed, “You want me to cut you?” The man fled into a nearby liquor store and called 911. The suspect was arrested a short time later.
May Court, 1500 block, November 13, 1:50 p.m. A teenager told police that his girlfriend (also a teenager) had stabbed him in the eye with a pair of scissors after seeing several photos of females (not her) on his MySpace page. The girlfriend was arrested.

Burglary
Fleet Street, 1800 block, November 15, 3 a.m. Someone entered a home through the front window and took a laptop.
Albermarle Street, 200 block, November 15, 2:26 a.m. Someone broke into a restaurant through a front door and took $1,000 cash.
S. Washington Street, 200 block, November 14, 7 a.m. Someone entered a home through a basement window after breaking the window with a brick. It was not immediately known what was taken.
Foster Avenue, 3900 block, November 14, 5:50 p.m. Someone entered a home through the front door and took an electronic game system.
S. Patterson Park Avenue 600 block, November 14, 5 p.m. Someone broke into a home, possibly through a window, and took a TV, DVD player, laptop, VCR, surround sound system, $400 cash and 70 DVDs.
S. Madeira Street, 500 block, November 14, 11:40 a.m. Someone entered an unlocked first floor window of a house and stole a $20 bill.
E. Fayette Street, 3200 block, November 14, 8:30 a.m. A suspect used a bolt cutter to enter a store and steal a minibike valued at $1,000. A business next door was entered the same way; nothing was taken because the burglar was apparently scared off by an alarm.
S. Ann Street, 700 block, November 14, 12:31 a.m. Someone forced open the basement window of a school and entered. It was not immediately known if anything was taken.
S. Collington Avenue, 1000 block, November 13, 5 p.m. Someone broke into a home through unknown means and took a TV, laptop and camera.
N. Montford Avenue, 200 block, November 13, 11:45 a.m. A suspect entered a home through a back door and took a TV, two gold bracelets and a stereo etched with the owner’s name.

Larceny from Auto
Thames Street, 1900 block, November 15, 2:10 a.m. Someone broke the window of a car and took the stereo.
Eastern Avenue, 1400 block, November 15, 7:45 a.m. Someone broke the window of a car and took a leather jacket.
S. Front Street, unit block, November 14, 11:15 a.m. Someone broke the window of a car and took an iPod and a GPS.
Quail Street, 500 block, November 14, 1 a.m. Someone opened the unlocked trunk of a car and took stereo equipment.
S. East Avenue, 200 block, November 14, 5 a.m. Someone broke the window of a car and took $20 cash.
S. Montford Avenue, 500 block, November 13, 9:05 a.m. Someone opened the door of a truck and took a diamond anniversary ring valued at $1,200, a checkbook and a sun visor CD sleeve.
N. Glover Street, 500 block, November 13, 2 p.m. Someone broke the window of a truck and took a GPS.
E. Fairmount Avenue, 2700 block, November 13, 2:45 p.m. Someone broke the window of a van and took a GPS and an iPod.
Pratt and Fagley streets, November 13, 4 p.m. Someone broke the window of a truck and took an iPod and stereo equipment, a satellite receiver and an amp box.
S. Wolfe Street, 100 block, November 15, 9 a.m. Someone entered a car after the door was left open and took the stereo equipment.
S. Bouldin Street, 1100 block, November 13, 9:12 p.m. Someone broke the window of a truck and took a GPS.
S. Front Street, unit block, November 13, 9:20 p.m. Someone broke the window of a truck and took a GPS.
Fleet Street, 1400 block, November 10, 11:10 p.m. Someone broke the window of a car and took three pairs of jeans, two shirts, an mp3 player and two workshirts.
S. Chester Street, unit block, November 11, 7:45 a.m. Someone broke the window of a car and took a GPS.