Neighborhood Watch is a representative, not a comprehensive, account of crimes reported in the Southern District in the past week. This week’s Neighborhood Watch was compiled by Jacqueline Watts.
Robbery
1900 block W. Lombard St., Monday, June 21, 10:40 p.m.: A man was beaten with a baseball bat and robbed of an unknown amount of cash. The victim was taken to Shock-Trauma for treatment.
1900 block Ramsay St., Thursday, June 24, 6:38 p.m.: A woman was punched in the face and robbed of $48 cash and a Verizon flip phone.
100 block E. West St., Friday, June 25, 1:45 a.m.: A couple was held up at gunpoint. The robbers struck a man on the back of his head and robbed of his wallet, credit cards and personal papers. A woman was robbed of her purse, credit cards and iPhone.
1200 block W. Pratt St., Saturday, June 26, 5 p.m.: A store security guard tried to stop a shoplifting suspect and was attacked. Police arrested the suspect, who had been trying to steal boxer shorts and socks.
Aggravated assault
200 block S. Monroe St., Tuesday, June 22, 9:40 p.m.: A man was arrested for throwing a cash register at another man.
1800 block McHenry St., Tuesday, June 22, 12:45 a.m.: Two women fought and one bit the other on her left hand.
1500 block S. Charles St., Wednesday, June 23, 5:20 p.m.: A man was arrested for pointing a knife at another man during an argument.
800 block W. Pratt St., Thursday, June 24, 4:50 p.m. A man was arrested for hitting his girlfriend with a handgun.
2000 block Christian St., Saturday, June 26, 1:10 a.m.: A woman was assaulted with a baseball bat and two by fours. She was taken to Shock Trauma with facial fractures.
1100 block Washington Blvd., Saturday, June 26, 7:42 p.m.: A man was found lying on the sidewalk bleeding from a head wound. He told police he had been hit with a baseball bat but could not recall any more.
Burglary
100 block S. Calhoun St., Monday, June 21, 9 p.m.: Someone broke into a corner store through a restroom window and stole cigarettes and the change from the gum machine.
1900 block McHenry St., Monday, June 21, 3 p.m.: Someone broke into a house through a second-floor window and stole a laptop computer.
700 block W. Cross St., Tuesday, June 22, 12:30 p.m.: Someone broke into a house through the rear door and stole an Insignia 32-inch television.
Unit block W. Ostend St., Tuesday, June 22, 5 p.m.: Someone kicked in the back door of a house and stole a tennis bracelet.
1600 block Webster St., Thursday, June 24, 1 a.m.: A man broke into a house through a rear window and was in the process of removing goods from the house when police arrested him.
1200 block Hollins St., Thursday, June 24, 2 a.m.: Someone broke into a house by prying open the rear door and stole liquor and loose change.
