A Philadelphia 911 dispatcher was robbed of her purse early Thursday morning just steps from the police department’s new headquarters North Broad Street. “She’s pretty bruised up,” a union official said. “And she’s pretty shaken up.”
A Philadelphia 911 dispatcher was robbed of her purse early Thursday morning steps from the Police Department’s new headquarters on North Broad Street.
Video of the incident reviewed by The Inquirer shows a woman walking on a well-lit Callowhill Street, surrounded by parked police cruisers. In the video, a man in dark clothing runs up behind her, rips her purse from her arm, and drags her on the ground for several feet. Davis said that the suspect struck the dispatcher multiple times and that she was treated for minor injuries at a hospital.
in an effort to quell violent crime — which has risen 7% above this time last year. While shootings and homicides have continued at a relentless pace, police data show robberies with and without firearms account for much of that year-over-year spike. The city this year recorded more thanas of Sunday, up 62% from this time in 2021. Other robberies rose 20% in that same period.
Davis said an officer is supposed to be stationed in front of the headquarters in the morning. Sgt. Eric Gripp, a police spokesperson, confirmed to The Inquirer there was an officer in the booth, but he didn’t see the incident. Video reviewed by The Inquirer showed the assailant running toward the booth as he snatched the purse.
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