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May 26, 2012 www.alertphila.com

Office Theft Crime Bulletin

Office Burglar Targeting Laptops

The Philadelphia Police Department and the Center City District have received

reports of a suspect who has entered three office buildings without

authorization and stolen more than 19 laptops since mid-May.

Two thefts were reported to have occurred on Saturdays. On May 12 th the

suspect took 3 laptops and on May 18 th he is suspected of stealing 9 laptops.

This suspect is believed to have stolen 19 laptops since mid-May.

For Additional Information:

Inspector Edward Kachigian, Commanding Officer Central Police Division (215) 686-3095

Captain Brian Korn, Commanding Officer, 6th Police District (215) 686-3063

Captain Daniel MacDonald, Commanding Officer, 9th Police District (215) 686-3089

Captain Alan Clark, Commanding Officer, Center City District (215) 440-5551

Captain Sharon Seaborough, Commanding Officer, Central Detective Division (215) 686-3093

Stacy Irving, Crime Prevention Services, Center City District (215) 440-5525

May 26, 2012 www.alertphila.com

Two additional burglaries were reported in the early morning hours of May 23 rd

and May 26 th and an individual wearing the same clothes from the previous

burglaries was captured on surveillance video and is believed to have stolen 7

laptops from office suites.

The suspect is also believed to have tried to return to each of the buildings he

burglarized on several occasions in the last few days but was turned away by

security when he could not produce identification nor identify a tenant he

intended to visit. The suspect appears to have knowledge of several office

buildings and has used back passages to gain entry to office areas.

The suspect entered two buildings between 5:00 AM – 6:00 AM and in the third

burglary he entered the office suite at 2:00 PM.

If you suspect an office suite has been burglarized, please contact Philadelphia

Police immediately at 911 and don’t disturb the scene – you may be destroying

valuable evidence.

Suspect Description:

 He is described as an African American male, approximately 6’ ft. and

200 lbs.

 In one case the suspect was wearing a blue warm-up jacket with white

& grey trim, white & cream colored pants and white & tan “boat shoes”.

 In the second theft the suspect was wearing a red baseball cap, warm-

up jacket, yellow shirt, blue jeans and “boat shoes”.

 In both incidents the suspect carried a laptop bag or duffle bag with

which to hide the stolen laptops.

For Additional Information:

Inspector Edward Kachigian, Commanding Officer Central Police Division (215) 686-3095

Captain Brian Korn, Commanding Officer, 6th Police District (215) 686-3063

Captain Daniel MacDonald, Commanding Officer, 9th Police District (215) 686-3089

Captain Alan Clark, Commanding Officer, Center City District (215) 440-5551

Captain Sharon Seaborough, Commanding Officer, Central Detective Division (215) 686-3093

Stacy Irving, Crime Prevention Services, Center City District (215) 440-5525

May 26, 2012 www.alertphila.com

Please alert tenants and security personnel to this pattern and take precautions to secure offices and computer equipment.

Companies are encouraged to maintain a record of equipment serial numbers and photographs which will help police identify the rightful owner of any recovered stolen equipment.

Please contact Lt. Patrick Doherty at the Central Detective Division, Special Investigations Unit at (215) 305-7181 if you have any information regarding this suspect or similar thefts.

If you see anyone fitting the description or resembling the suspect in the photos please call 911 immediately.

Thank you.

For Additional Information:

Inspector Edward Kachigian, Commanding Officer Central Police Division (215) 686-3095

Captain Brian Korn, Commanding Officer, 6th Police District (215) 686-3063

Captain Daniel MacDonald, Commanding Officer, 9th Police District (215) 686-3089

Captain Alan Clark, Commanding Officer, Center City District (215) 440-5551

Captain Sharon Seaborough, Commanding Officer, Central Detective Division (215) 686-3093

Stacy Irving, Crime Prevention Services, Center City District (215) 440-5525