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Abington

THEFT >> A vehicle in the 2900 block of Madison Avenue was reported stolen overnight March 19, police said.

SEX OFFENSE >> An investigation is underway of a report made at Abington Senior High School March 20 regarding an artificial intelligence generated picture circulating on social media of a naked female using the face of a juvenile female victim, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Four juveniles are being charged with retail theft after taking $1,475 worth of goods from Dick’s Sporting Goods, 2510 Moreland Road, at 10:29 a.m. March 21, police said.

SEXUAL ASSAULT >> Police received an additional complaint March 21 regarding the ongoing investigation of Ramon Garcia, 33, of Philadelphia, a medical assistant at Carbon Health, 1587 The Fairway, who was charged March 11 with aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and two counts of invasion of privacy, after two women reported incidents of indecent assault at the medical facility, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A male was charged with retail theft after taking $397 worth of goods from Target, 1495 Old York Road, at 12:49 p.m. March 21, police said.

ASSAULT >> A warrant has been issued for a patient who kicked a pregnant nurse in the chest at Abington Memorial Hospital March 21, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A female who attempted to steal $1,963 worth of goods from Target, 1495 Old York Road, at 2:29 p.m. March 21 is being charged with retail theft, police said.

SEX OFFENSE >> An investigation is underway of a report of an intoxicated male cornering a female employee at Giuliano’s Deli, 2202 Mount Carmel Ave., and assaulting her around 11 a.m. March 22, police said.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF >> An investigation is underway of $25,000 worth of damage to urinals in the boys’ restroom at Abington Middle School, 2056 Susquehanna Road, at 12:57 p.m. March 22, police said.

THEFT >> A customer at District Taco, 1475 Old York Road, reported at 3:48 p.m. March 23 the victim’s debit card, accidentally left behind, had been used to make $326.80 worth of fraudulent purchases, police said.

THEFT >> A package valued at $125 delivered to a home in the 1000 block of Leopard Road at 4 p.m. March 23 was stolen between then and 9:55 a.m. March 24, police said.

THEFT >> The license plate was stolen from a motorcycle parked on the Huron Road side of a home in the 900 block of Wellington Road between March 17 and 24, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A male and a female were charged with retail theft at 4:11 p.m. March 25 after taking $371.49 worth of goods from Macy’s at the Willow Grove Park Mall, police said.

DUI >> A 36-year-old woman of Main Street, North Wales, was charged with driving under the influence March 24 following a stop in the 2700 block of Woodland Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 33-year-old woman of Alcott Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property March 25 in the 2400 block of Moreland Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 31-year-old man of Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged March 25 with retail theft, receiving stolen property and false ID to law enforcement March 25 in the 2400 block of Moreland Road, police said.

DUI >> A 55-year-old woman of Apsley Street, Philadelphia, was charged March 23 with driving under the influence after being stopped at Jenkintown Road and Forrest Avenue, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 38-year-old man of Harbison Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property March 18 in the 2500 block of Moreland Road, police said.

ROBBERY >> Shane Thomas, 18, of Midland Road, Conshohocken, was charged March 13 with robbery, retail theft, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, terroristic threats, criminal mischief and harassment in the 2500 block of Moreland Road, police said.

TRESPASSING >> A 41-year-old man of Kerbaugh Street, Philadelphia, was charged March 17 with defiant trespass in the 1700 block of The Fairway, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 21-year-old Union City, N.J., man was charged March 13 with retail theft and receiving stolen property in the 2500 block of Moreland Road, police said.

Cheltenham

HARASSMENT >> A 40-year-old man of the 2700 block of Garnett Street, Philadelphia, was charged with terroristic threats, criminal mischief and harassment at 11:12 a.m. March 18 in the 600 block of Laverock Road, where he reportedly dented a car and broke a window at a relative’s home, police said.

INDECENT ASSAULT >> An investigation is ongoing of a reported indecent assault at 12:16 p.m. March 19 at Cheltenham High School, 500 Rices Mill Road, police said.

ARMED ROBBERY >> Cheltenham police assisting Philadelphia police in a March 19 investigation of the armed robbery at 1:22 p.m. of an armored bank truck were able to locate a gray Ford Fusion being sought at a house in the unit block of North Street, Ambler Borough, police said. The armored car driver had been pistol-whipped and had their gun stolen and in a search of the home, the weapons and money were found, police said. The FBI has issued warrants for the suspects, police said.

ID THEFT >> A resident reported March 20 an unknown person used the victim’s personal information to rent an apartment, police said.

DAMAGE >> Both front doors of a home in the 1300 block of Ashbourne Road were damaged by an unknown person overnight March 19, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Three males and a female stole items from Wawa, 82 Limekiln Pike, at 3:34 p.m. March 20 and fled in a white Audi with dark tinted windows, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 55-year-old man of the 7300 block of Rugby Street, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property after attempting to steal a $130 knife set from Marshals, 2401 Cheltenham Ave., at 6:30 p.m. March 20, police said.

FRAUD >> A resident reported March 20 investing $180,000 into a fraudulent crypto currency website, police said.

FRAUD >> A resident reported March 20 that $400 was fraudulently withdrawn from the victim’s bank account, police said.

ARREST >> A 62-year-old man of the 1900 block of Ashley Road, Philadelphia, was charged with theft of leased property, unauthorized use of a vehicle and receiving stolen property, after being stopped at 4:52 p.m. March 21 in the 200 block of Easton Road driving a vehicle reported stolen that day by Enterprise Car Rental, 1627 Cheltenham Ave., police said.

ASSAULT >> Saeed McCrae, 26, of the 300 block of Franklin Avenue, Cheltenham, was arrested at 7:32 p.m. March 21 at his residence where he allegedly assaulted a female in a domestic incident, police said. He was charged with strangulation, aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment, recklessly endangering another person, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.

THEFT >> A package valued between $50 and $200 was reported stolen from the front porch of a home in the 7300 block of School Lane at 10:46 p.m. March 21, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Two females, one wearing a navy sweatshirt and red sweatpants, the other wearing a light gray hoodie and black leggings, stole $315 worth of goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, at 12:06 p.m. March 22 and fled in a red Chevy Traverse, police said.

THEFT >> A package containing air pods valued at $402 was reported stolen at 5:15 p.m. March 22 from the porch of a home in the 7600 block of Massey Way, police said.

ASSAULT >> Taaqi Brown, 35, of Philadelphia, was charged March 23 with aggravated assault, strangulation, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, burglary, criminal trespass, unlawful restraint, possession of an instrument of crime and false imprisonment, after he pushed his way into the home of an ex-girlfriend in the 7600 block of Massey Way March 21, put zip ties and tape on her and a gun to her head before the victim, who reported the assault March 22, was able to calm him down, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A 28-year-old woman of the 5400 block of Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property at 2:38 p.m. March 21, after she and another female stole $516 worth of goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said.

FRAUD >> A resident reported March 23 being scammed out of $15,000 in an online scam, police said.

THEFT >> A vehicle in the 1700 block of Erlen Road was found at 10:07 a.m. March 24 with a window smashed and the handicapped placard stolen, police said.

ASSAULT >> A 29-year-old man of the unit block of Pine Street, Oxford, Pa., was charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, possession of an instrument of crime, harassment and possession of a controlled substance, after he allegedly pulled a knife on the manager at K&G Fashion Superstore, 3001 Cheltenham Ave., at 1:33 p.m. March 24, police said.

AUTO THEFT >> A 14-year-old male juvenile was charged with auto theft after he stole a vehicle at 4:29 p.m. March 24 in the 2000 block of South John Russell Circle and then crashed it, police said.

BURGLARY >> A home in the 200 block of Waring Road was found broken into at 5:11 p.m. March 24, police said. There was some mild ransacking, but nothing appeared to be missing, police said.

ATTEMPTED THEFT >> A vehicle in the 1900 block of Mather Way was found at 5:36 p.m. March 24 with a window smashed and the steering column damaged, police said.

ATTEMPTED THEFT >> A vehicle in the 7500 block of New Second Street was found at 10:38 p.m. March 24 with the driver’s side front window smashed and the ignition tampered with, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A male wearing a gray jacket and tan pants stole $50 worth of Red Bull from Wawa, 8250 Limekiln Pike, at 3:50 a.m. March 26, police said.

ATTEMPTED THEFT >> An attempt to steal a vehicle at Croydon and Ashbourne roads was reported at 5:17 a.m. March 26, police said.

THEFT >> Construction equipment, valued at $600, was reported stolen at 10:33 a.m. March 26 from the 1000 block of Lifford Road, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> A Black male, approximately 30, 6 feet tall, wearing a black medical mask, gray sweatshirt, blue jeans and white sneakers, stole $210 worth of goods from Foot Locker, 3001 Cheltenham Ave., at 2:24 p.m. March 27, police said.

AUTO STOLEN >> A gray 2018 Hyundai Sonata, PA tag MHB7250, was reported stolen at 5:50 p.m. March 27 from John Russell Circle and Williams Way, police said.

DAMAGE >> A vehicle in the 900 block of Valley Road was found with the back window smashed at 3:24 p.m. March 28, police said.

THEFT >> A Gotrax Tour XP electric scooter was reported stolen at 8:08 p.m. March 28 from the Glenside Train Station, 5 W. Glenside Ave., police said.

THEFT >> Two white refrigerators were reported stolen at 11:26 p.m. March 28 from Seven Plus Smoke Shop, 431 Cheltenham Ave., by two males in a brown pickup last seen westbound on Cheltenham, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Three juveniles were arrested at 4:25 p.m. March 29 and charged with retail theft after taking $871.29 worth of clothes, electronics and home goods from Target, 2450 Shoppers Lane, police said.

ID THEFT >> A resident reported March 30 an unknown person opened a USAA account using the victim’s identity, police said.

THEFT >> A male wearing a black hat and black fur coat stole diapers valued at $99 from Walgreens, 2727 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 12:09 p.m. March 31, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> An older male wearing jeans and a plaid shirt stole $75 worth of goods from Fresh Grocer, 1000 S. Easton Road, at 1:53 p.m. Mach 31, police said.

ASSAULT >> A 53-year-old man of the 8100 block of Cedar Road was charged with simple assault and harassment following a domestic incident at 5:07 p.m. March 31, after which a female was and taken to the hospital with a cut near her eye, police said.

RETAIL THEFT >> Two males stole five cases of soda, valued at $50, from Walgreens, 2727 W. Cheltenham Ave., at 8 p.m. March 31, police said.