A man suffered severe lacerations that needed stitches, and will need surgery,
after an attack Monday morning in Pennsport.
A man whose face was sliced up with a box cutter told police the damage was
inflicted by a stranger he claims said nothing during the assault, but, according to a
police source familiar with the case, the 30-year-old is not being forthcoming about the
incident.
The victim told police he was approached by a man in all black clothing that he did
not know at about 8:30 p.m. Monday as he walked in the area of Broad Street and
Washington Avenue, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. After
the assailant sliced the victim’s face, the latter ran off and flagged down a
passerby on Washington, who drove him to Methodist Hospital. From there, the wounded man
was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in stable condition.
According to police, the victim required numerous sutures and will need facial surgery
to repair the damage.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Shots in their direction
Two siblings who were shot at told police they aren’t sure if they were the
intended targets in the 6:12 p.m. Saturday incident.
The brothers, ages 35 and 36, were walking on the 600 block of Dudley Street when they
spotted a man firing a handgun in their direction; the duo immediately escaped the area
on foot, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.
Bullets struck neither man, but a 1998 Dodge Stratus and 2001 Ford Windstar parked on
the block both sustained minor damage and police picked up various ballistics evidence
at the scene.
Detectives interviewed residents on the block to no avail and the victims did not get
a good enough look at the shooter to provide a description.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Sliced across the stomach
A man who returned home from a West Philly tavern was greeted by his irate partner who
allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife and cut him, police said.
Almeena Haynes, aka Ronyell Haynes, 29, from the 1800 block of South Corlies Street,
was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another
person and possession of an instrument of crime.
After the 25-year-old came home at about 4 a.m. Saturday, the two got into an
argument, during which the victim tried to calm down his better half, Detective Danielle
Tolliver of South Detectives said. As things escalated, Haynes is accused of going into
the kitchen to procure a large knife, which she repeatedly swung at the victim, cutting
him across the left side of his stomach.
After the alleged attack, the suspect fled the dwelling only to be apprehended at 5:30
a.m. on the 2800 block of Morris Street.
Medic 37 took the wounded party to Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where
he needed several stitches to seal the wound.
Bullet to the shoulder
A 35-year-old took a bullet to his right shoulder after he heard about three gunshots
while walking on the 2700 block of Tasker Street in Point Breeze.
Shots rang out after the man passed a group of male teens at 27th and Tasker who he
thinks might be responsible for the 1:30 p.m. Friday incident, Detective Danielle
Tolliver of South Detectives said. The victim drove himself to HUP, where he was listed
in good condition.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Tag-team robbery
Two teens armed with guns, and with their faces concealed, told a man to exit his car
and turn over his belongings Sunday night.
The victim complied and was unharmed, but he lost his vehicle, T-Mobile cellphone and
wallet containing $140, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.
It was about 11:40 p.m. when the 30-year-old parked his 1998 Chevy Lumina on the 2800
block of South Fairhill Street. Before he could get out, the duo walked up to the
driver’s side and pointed their weapons at him, Tolliver said. After the
victim surrendered his goods, including the car, the two told him to turn around and
walk away while they took off east on Fairhill in his wheels.
Police did not release a value for the stolen auto, but said the suspects were
described as black and about age 16 to 18; one was about 160 pounds, 5-foot-8 and
wearing a light colored hoodie and dark jeans; the other was about 5-foot-5, 135 pounds
and had on a dark hoody and dark pants.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Mugged at knifepoint
A 25-year-old was robbed by a knife-wielding assailant as she walked west on the 2100
block of Fitzwater Street Friday.
The offender approached the woman from behind, put her in a bear hug and pressed a
knife to her throat, telling her to give up her money, Detective Danielle Tolliver of
South Detectives said. The perpetrator then pushed the woman to the ground and told her
to remove any cash from her pocketbook.
With about $32 in hand, the offender took off on foot in an unknown direction.
The victim sustained a minor scratch to her left hand when she hit the ground, but did
not require hospital attention in the 4 p.m. incident.
The mugger was described as male, black, in his late 20s, 5-foot-10 with a thin build,
dark complexion and a short beard; he had on a dark-colored leather jacket, dark-colored
pants and a red baseball cap.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013
Navy flag stolen
Alumni from the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1985, in town for the annual Army/Navy
football game, got a rather unsavory welcome after they claim someone stole their class
flag that was hanging up at a local restaurant/bar.
According to published reports, the flag from the Annapolis, Md., school was taken
from Benny the Bum’s inside the Holiday Inn.
The men told a local TV station they hung the flag on a wall inside the establishment
at 10th Street and Packer Avenue while they went to Lincoln Financial Field to watch
Navy — for the eighth-straight year — beat Army.
Surveillance footage from MyFoxPhilly obtained from inside the eatery shows a man
walking around the flag a bit before tearing it down and shoving it in his pants.
Almost off with his head
Three masked men approached a teen from behind, with one sticking a gun in his back
and ordering him to give up everything or he would blow his head off.
The victim immediately surrendered his cellphone and wallet, containing a debit card,
in the 1:30 p.m. Monday mugging on the 2200 block of Federal Street in Point Breeze,
Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.
The 18-year-old was unharmed in the incident.
The offenders, who took off on foot in an unknown direction after the attack, were
each clad in black.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Going after the bike
A 35-year-old was ambushed by about seven kids that were about age 11 who tried to
push her off her bike and steal it.
At about 6:10 p.m. Monday, the victim was pedaling on the 1600 block of Dickinson
Street in Point Breeze when the bullies converged and began punching her, Detective
Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.
The offenders swiped the woman’s backpack containing her work clothes, work
ID and personal paperwork, along with the bike, and escaped on foot in an unknown
direction.
Despite scrapes to her legs, the victim did not seek medical attention.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
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