SWCC crime thread

[Dolemite]

5 attacks in the past week. The latest have not been far from SWCC. All females alone late at night or early in the morning:

http://www.nbc10.com/news/10403014/detail.html

[Moderator note: I merge specific crime discussions into this thread after a time so that they'll all be in one place. Readers may want to start at the last page to access the more current discussions. --lbphilly]

[Ho Chi Minh]

I received the following from the 17th's public relations officer:

SPECIAL VITIMS CRIME BULLETIN
ROBBERY & SEXUAL ASSAULT PATTERN
9TH & 18th DISTRICTS

The Special Victims Unit is working on a pattern of incidents that appear to have been committed by the same offender. In each incident the complaint(s) were approached by the subject on foot. The offender surprises the victims or confronts them suddenly with a handgun; first demanding money and then sexually assaulting them by fondling them.

The suspect is similarly described by each victim in the following terms: a black male, wide spaced/deep set eyes, light to medium complexioned, 5’8" to 5’10", middle aged, average to thin build and wearing a dark colored jacket (possibly ¾ length) or coat and skull cap. He may possibly have a slight salt/pepper beard. He is reportedly armed with a black handgun.

The following is a synopsis of each incident:
11/18/06 @ 6:10AM

DC#06-18-80886

S#06-5088
3200 South Street
21 year-old female encounters offender while walking. Subject asks directions, walks ahead of victim, turns and points handgun at her demanding money. Subject then pulls victim to secluded area where he searches and fondles her.
11/22/06 @ 7:15PM

DC#06-09-60677

S#06-5080
1700 Folsom Street
55 year-old female approached by subject, armed with handgun demanding money. Subject then searched victim, fondling her.
11/23/06 @ 4:45AM

DC#06-09-60756

S#06-5072

2400 Walnut Street
26 year-old female approached by subject who runs up to her, demands money at gunpoint and searches victim, fondling her in the process.
11/23/06 @ 6:15AM

DC#06-09-60765

S#06-5073
2500 Spruce Street
42 year-old female encounters offender in park; he first tries to engage in conversation, then produces handgun, demands money and searches/fondles victim.
11/26/06 @ 2:50am

DC#06-09-61262

S#06-5103
1800 Pine Street
31 year-old female approached from behind by offender who points gun at her, forces her into an alley where he demands money and indecently assaults the victim.

Any information contact: the Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3252-3265.

Assigned: Detective Pace #9050 SVU-SIU
Approved: Lt. McDevitt #288, 11/27/2006

[Ho Chi Minh]

I also have a composite sketch if someone has a place to post it.

[MayfairMeat]

Ho:

You can email it to me, I have a website I use for blogstuff. or use photobucket.

[Ho Chi Minh]

Originally Posted by EastChestnut

Ho:

You can email it to me, I have a website I use for blogstuff. or use photobucket.

Thanks. I think that Malloy is going to post it.

[MayfairMeat]

nbc10 now has the sketch drawing on their website (main page).

Looking at the description though, and not having anything extra to go on like piercings, tatoos or unique clothing commonalities, makes this dude hard to spot. The only thing that stands out is the wide-spaced eyes and that he likes to hang out west of Broad below Market Street [maybe not far from where he lives]

[lbphilly]

Originally Posted by Ho Chi Minh

I also have a composite sketch if someone has a place to post it.

My sig file should be attached to this post. E-mail it there and I'll upload it to Flickr.

[JillyS]

There are a couple of threads going about this. Can they be merged into the Center City forum?

Or at least post the sketch there too...

[lbphilly]

I grabbed the photo from the channel 10 site and have uploaded it to Flickr.

EDIT: Dr. G. has posted it below, so I've deleted the rest of my post and am about to delete the photo from Flickr.

[dr_gingivitis]