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ARRESTS MADE IN SERIES OF CITY ROBBERIES & HOME INVASIONSMayor Stephen R. Reed today announced that city police have arrested ten different individuals in connection with eight different robberies and home invasions that occurred over the past two months. The suspects include four adults and six juveniles, including two 14-year olds and a 15-year old. Reed said intensive police investigations have been underway for a number of different home burglaries, invasions, cab driver robberies and muggings involving separate suspects in each. Most of the investigations remain open and ongoing and additional arrests and charges are expected. - 19-year old Charles Bibbs, of the 2100 block of Moore Street, and a 17-year old Peffer Street resident have each been charged with Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Reckless Endangerment in connection with a robbery that occurred May 26 in the 2300 block of Logan Street. The pair, joined by two other suspects still being sought, robbed four people sitting on a porch and took a cellphone from one of the victims. None of the victims were injured in the robbery, during which the suspects fired several shots into the air. - 20-year old Tasia Layton-Jackson, of the 6300 block of Ann Street in Susquehanna Twp., has been charged with one count each of Burglary, Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit Burglary in connection with a June 30 home invasion in the 100 block of Summit Street. Layton-Jackson and three accomplices entered the home around 1:30 a.m. and tied up a male occupant before robbing he and a female occupant of cash, an unregistered hand- gun, cellphone and approximately 6 ounces of cocaine, which they later sold on the street. None of the victims were injured, and charges are pending against Layton-Jackson’s accomplices in the robbery, including 24-year old Bradley J. Jackson, of the 2200 block of Rudy Road, 24-year old Christopher J. Raye, of the 400 block of Muench Street, and Tyron T. Stewart, age 28, of the 1100 block of Mulberry Street. - 18-year old Audury Davis, of the 2700 block of Green Street, has been charged with Receiving Stolen Property, in connection with a July 7 home invasion in the 2200 block of Brookwood Street, during which a small amount of cash, cellphones, jewelry and sneakers were stolen. The suspect was identified when he tried to sell the stolen jewelry at a local pawn shop. None of the victims in the robbery were injured, and police continue to look for an accomplice of Davis, who is yet to be identified. Additional charges are likely to be filed against Davis as well. - 37-year old Sylvester Bitting, no current address, has been charged with Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery in connection with a July 11 home invasion in the 1500 block of S. 13th Street. Bitting and an accomplice entered the home shortly after 3 a.m. and rousted two female occupants, taking a cellphone and sneakers from the residence. The victims were uninjured. The accomplice remains unidentified and at-large. - Two city juveniles, one 14 years of age and another 15 years of age, have been charged with Robbery and Conspiracy to Engage in Robbery for their robbery of a cab driver near Kline Plaza on July 12. The pair were part of a trio of youth that climbed into the cab and stole a small amount of cash from the driver, who was not injured in the attack. Police continue to search for the third juvenile involved in the robbery. - A 17-year old juvenile suspect of the 1500 block of Berryhill Street has been charged with single counts of Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery in connection with the attempted robbery of a 17-year old youth on July 12 near 19th and Brookwood Streets. The suspect, on probation for earlier crimes and wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet, along with two other juvenile suspects still being sought and also wearing ankle bracelets, were attempting to rob the youth when other witnesses passed by and stopped them and called police. Responding units saw the trio and were able to capture the suspect after a brief foot choice. His two juvenile accomplices have been identified and charges are pending against them as well. - 28-year old Eric Lamont Ross, of the 400 block of Woodbine Street, has been charged with a single count of robbery in connection with the July 17 robbery of a Grantville woman. The victim was leaving a friend’s house in the 2000 block of Penn Street when Ross jumped into her vehicle and stole her purse from the front seat. Ross got away with the purse and her cellphone. - A 14-year old suspect has been charged with a single count of Theft by Unlawful Taking in connection with the purse snatching from a cab driver in the 1200 block of S. 13th Street on July 19. The suspect, a Hall Manor resident, has also been charged in connection with the July 12 robbery of a cabdriver at Kline Plaza. Additional charges are pending against his accomplices in the case, who are likely the same as those sought or already charged in connection with the Kline Village robbery, and the trio may also be responsible for a series of other recent cab driver robberies on Allison Hill. Reed said that even though arrests have been made in these cases, many additional suspects are expected to face charges in the coming weeks, and additional robberies, home invasions and other crimes are likely to be solved as more arrests are made. Police continue to investigate all of the cases and are making substantial headway in tying different crimes together with those so far arrested. “In virtually every instance,” said Mayor Reed, “those arrested have extensive prior criminal histories, yet they remain on our streets to prey upon the innocent. We will pursue the strongest possible penalties against all.” |
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