Crime & Safety

Man Attacked and Robbed on Cresson Street, Police Say

A man is attacked and his phone is stolen in the middle of the afternoon on Cresson St.

Two men attacked and robbed a third man in broad daylight in the 4100 block of Cresson St. on Nov. 3 at 3:15 p.m.

According to police, the victim was walking home when he saw a group of men sitting on sitting on the steps of a home in the 4100 block of Cresson St.

As the the victim passed, one of the men began to chase him before striking him several times in the face with a closed fist, police said.

The man then took the victim's iPhone and took off in an unknown direction.


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