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A complainant met with police at 5:27 a.m. Dec. 7 on the 600 block of Ritner Street and told them he had been waiting for a ride when an unknown male exited a car and asked him for a cigarette, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. He told the stranger he did not smoke and watched him walk across the street. He returned, grabbed his prey by the shirt, and again sought a cigarette.
Hearing the same response, the offender then barked “Give me the money” and took $200 and a red backpack. The driver of the vehicle walked over to the scene and punched the complainant in the face, causing a bruise to the left side of his body.
He described the first attacker as white, 6-foot-1, and 28 years old; having a chunky build and a goatee; and wearing a green T-shirt and gray pants; and the second as white, 5-foot-7, and 28 years old; having a slim build and a beard and moustache; and wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
Contact South Detective Division at 215–686–3013 with DC#16–03–068574 for the first incident and 16–03–069093 for the other, text PPDTIP (773847), or visit phillypolice.com/forms. SPR
