Police investigating armed robbery at T-Mobile store

Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the T-Mobile store at 1600 N. Broad Street at around 8:25 Monday morning.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said that the suspect entered the store through the rear door, and displayed a gun toward at the store’s employees. He took two deposit bags contained $6,000, and then fled the scene, Leone added.

Leone said that surveillance cameras last captured footage of the suspect walking east on Oxford Street from 12th Street, and that photos from those cameras are being reviewed by both Temple and Philadelphia police.

A TU Alert was sent out about the incident at around 8:50 a.m. No injuries were reported.

The suspect was described as a thin-built male in his 20s, last seen wearing a dark blue sweatshirt, blue jeans, sunglasses, black and blue Jordan sneakers and carrying a blue and white T-Mobile store bag. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Temple Police at 215-204-1234.

Steve Bohnel can be reached at steven.bohnel@temple.edu or on Twitter @Steve_Bohnel.

Police investigating armed robbery on Carlisle Street

Temple Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Wednesday morning on the 2000 block of Carlisle Street.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said that at around 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday, two non-Temple affiliated males were walking on Carlisle Street when another male exited a car and displayed a black revolver handgun. Leone added that the suspect demanded the victims’ money and phones, took the items and then fled north on Carlisle Street.

Leone said police saw the suspect get into a silver Mercury sedan on Susquehanna Avenue, which then sped off. Police are reviewing camera footage of the incident, he added.

A TU Alert was sent out at around 3:20 a.m. Leone said no injuries were reported. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Temple Police at 215-204-1234.

Steve Bohnel can be reached at steven.bohnel@temple.edu or on Twitter @Steve_Bohnel.

Woman attacked with screwdriver near Health Sciences Campus

A 33-year-old woman not affiliated with Temple University was attacked by another woman wielding a screwdriver on Thursday afternoon at around 4:10 p.m. on the 3300 block of N. 13th St. by the Health Sciences Campus.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the attacker used the screwdriver to cut the victim on the right cheek. The victim was treated for a small laceration at Temple University Hospital and was later released, he added.

The victim identified the attacker as a drug user from the area, Leone said. As she was leaving her rooming house on the 1200 block of Rising Sun Ave., the victim got into an altercation with the attacker, he added.

The attacker then fled south on N. 13th St. after cutting the victim with the screwdriver, Leone said. A TU Alert was sent out about the incident around 4:30 p.m.

The suspect was last seen wearing a blue shirt, black tights, and a black sweater tied around her waist, Leone said. He added that there will be increased patrols in the area looking for the alleged attacker.

Jack Tomczuk can be reached at jack.tomczuk@temple.edu or on Twitter @JackTomczuk.