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A 27-year-old man was in stable condition earlier this week after being shot in the mouth during a Memorial Day mugging, police said.
Two armed attackers cornered the victim as he was walking on the 2800 block of Grays Ferry Avenue around 10 p.m., said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detective Division.
The culprits swiped the victim’s black leather jacket and wallet containing $200, the sergeant said.
The victim was driven by private car to Graduate Hospital, Biello added.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
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Sitting duck for shooter
One male opened fire on another Sunday morning as the victim sat on the front steps of his home on the 1500 block of South Taney Street, police said.
The 26-year-old victim told police the culprit simply walked up to him at 3:10 a.m., fired two bullets that struck his left arm and leg, then ran off, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
The victim was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was listed in stable condition earlier this week, the sergeant said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
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Robbed with box cutter
Two muggers brandishing a box cutter robbed a 41-year-old woman early Saturday, police said.
A male and his female accomplice approached the victim around 1 a.m. on the 1900 block of South Broad Street, said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
The culprits swiped the woman’s red purse containing $5 and an ATM card, the sergeant said.
The victim was not injured in the attack, and the perpetrators fled, said Biello.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
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Soldiering on
George H. Chavanne Sr. (center), commander of the Philadelphia Municipal Employees War Veterans Association, was joined by other veterans, politicians and members of the religious community last weekend in remembering those who fought and died in the armed services. Among those saluting veterans were (from left) the Rev. Michael Sheehan, of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church; Traffic Court Judge Joseph Howlett, World War II veteran Bill Guarnere, state Rep. Bill Keller, Joseph Galeone, president of the Retired Police, Fire and Prisons Association; and Joanne Howlett. The Memorial Day ceremony was held Sunday at the Veterans of All Wars monument at Moyamensing Avenue and Reed Street.
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Woman nabbed in heroin bust
Officers from the Narcotics Field Unit South busted up a one-woman drug operation Friday, seizing 324 packets of heroin and a suspect, officials said.
Stacey Rinchen, 26, of the 1100 block of Porter Street, was arrested around 1:30 p.m., said Capt. Dave Testa of Narcotics Field Unit South.
"She was a major supplier delivering to the area of Fifth and Oregon. We intercepted her at Fifth and Oregon and confiscated what we call rocks of heroin," the captain told the Review.
Testa said the packets had a street value of $3,240 — Rinchen allegedly would have sold the packets for $10 each, the captain explained.
The suspect’s Honda CRV also was confiscated because police say Rinchen made sales in her car, the captain said.
Two days earlier, officers from Narcotics Field Unit South arrested five men, including one Testa called a "high-level supplier," in Southwest Philly. Police confiscated 4.5 kilograms of powder cocaine with a street value of a half-million dollars, Testa said. Along with the drugs, police seized an AK-47, four handguns, $15,000 in cash and about $60,000 in the supplier’s assets, Testa said.
Police are not releasing the names of the suspects arrested in Southwest Philly because the federal government may take over the case.
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Arson attempt at restaurant
A Queen Village restaurant was the target of an apparent arson attempt Sunday night, police said.
The 47-year-old owner of Chinese Fried Chicken and Cheese Steaks, 942 S. Fifth St., told police someone hurled an unknown object through his door around 8:30 p.m., said Sgt. Steve Biello of South Detectives.
The device began to smoke and burn several floor tiles, but there was no other damage or injuries, the sergeant said. Engine 3 and a fire marshal responded to the scene, along with the police department’s Ordnance Disposal Unit, which confiscated the device, Biello said.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
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Cops paddle for good cause
The Philadelphia Police Boat Team will be honoring comrades at noon today as it departs from the Philadelphia Coast Guard Station, Washington Avenue and Columbus Boulevard.
Honoring fallen officers from departments in six states and the District of Columbia, the team will paddle 114 nautical miles from Philadelphia to North Wildwood, kicking off the Fourth Annual Mid-Atlantic Law Enforcement Survivors’ Weekend. The entire trip is expected to take 16-20 hours. The Philly team will bring a wreath to North Wildwood for presentation at a candlelight vigil tomorrow evening.
The Philadelphia Police Boat Team is comprised of 22 members, two captains and a water support crew of four. The group has been training five days a week since last month and went into double training last week.
For more information, visit www.northwildwoodtribute.com.
