Shot and shouting

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While laying on the hood of a car with a gunshot to the left side of his back, a victim cursed at an officer and told him to take him to a hospital after the latter asked what had happened, police said.

At about 5:40 p.m. Saturday, the cop responded to a report of a shooting on the 1700 block of South 21st Street in Point Breeze and found the 22-year-old on an unattended parked car, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.

The victim refused to give the officer any personal information, Tolliver said.

Witnesses told police the victim was in a fistfight with two other men, one of whom knocked him to the ground and told his accomplice to “pop him,” Tolliver said. After firing one round into the victim’s back, the two took off on foot in an unknown direction. The witnesses could not give physical descriptions other than the men appeared to be in their 20s.

The victim was taken into surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where officers found identification in his wallet. They will attempt to interview the wounded man at a later date, Tolliver said.

To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

Grocers robbed

Police are looking for two men who heldup local grocers at gunpoint and made off with hundreds in cash.

From 198 Grocery, Broad and Jackson streets, the pair made off with about $300 at 8:18 p.m. Jan. 22 and, shortly after 9 p.m. Jan. 29, they hit A&E Grocery, 13th and Porter streets, taking off with about $600, Lt. Frank Vanore of the Police Public Affairs Unit said.

The A&E robbery was caught on store surveillance and shows the pair aiming a gun at the shop owner and one going behind the counter and taking money from the register, the lieutenant said.

In the 198 crime, the two entered the business, pulled a firearm and held a man at gunpoint while demanding money.

The robbers were described as white and in their early 20s. Both were wearing black ski jackets with the hoods pulled up over their heads; one of the hoods was furry and had a “Akademiks” logo across the back. That man was about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-11 and weighed about 200 pounds. The other man, who had very black eyebrows, was about 5-foot-8 and weighed about 150 pounds, Vanore said.

To report information, call South Detective Division at 215-686-3013.

Charged with assault

A woman was taken into custody after she allegedly threw a speaker at a 3rd District officer who responded to her Bella Vista home for a disturbance believed to have been between her and another woman.

Heather Redd, 42, from the 1200 block of Christian Street, was charged with aggravated assault and related offenses after the 5 p.m. Saturday incident, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.

While inside Redd’s home, Redd allegedly picked up the 5-by-4-by-4 speaker and hurled it at the cop, striking him on the back of his head, Tolliver said. When the officer’s partner attempted to place Redd into custody, she allegedly resisted by flailing her arms and legs about before eventually being handcuffed.

The officer got a bump on the back of his head, but did not seek medical treatment.

Bilingual bandit

After demanding money from a man in English and being told in Spanish he didn’t speak the language, the BB gun-wielding assailant got what he wanted after reissuing the threat in the man’s native tongue.

The bilingual mugging happened at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday at Eighth and Wolf streets, where the 27-year-old stopped to tie his shoe when the perpetrator came up from behind him. The offender stuck a gun in the back of his head and ordered the man to turn over his cash, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.

After the victim responded he did not understand English, the offender proceeded to order him in Spanish, taking his wallet containing $200. During an ensuing struggle, the victim was able to grab the black weapon before the mugger fled on foot, going south on Wolf.

There were no injuries to the victim.

The perpetrator was described as male, Hispanic, about age 25, about 5-foot-9 and 145 pounds with a thin build, green eyes, cleanshaven and wearing a green hoodie and blue jeans.

Ex-boyfriend arrested

A man was charged after police said he broke into a house early Monday and allegedly pulled a knife and robbed his ex-girlfriend. Jason Shivone, 30, from the 2400 block of Camac Street, was charged with aggravated assault, robbery, theft and related offenses.

At about 4:30 a.m., police responded to a robbery in progress on the 2500 block of South Ninth Street, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.

Upon arrival, officers were met by the 25-year-old victim who told them her former beau, Shivone, had broken in through the locked front door. The suspect then is believed to have walked up to the victim’s second-floor front bedroom and allegedly pulled a knife, confronting her about where she had been and who she was with. When the woman told the suspect to leave, he allegedly started damaging property and removing items from her pocketbook, Tolliver said.

A struggle ensued, but Shivone was able to remove the victim’s cellphone and car keys from her handbag before escaping in the woman’s dark blue 1997 BMW 328i, Tolliver said. Police did not release a value for the vehicle or cellphone.

A cop spotted the vehicle stuck in the snow at 13th and Porter streets, where Shivone and another man were attempting to push it through the snow, Tolliver said. The helper was questioned, but released after police determined he was not connected to the previous incidents, Tolliver said.

The car and cellphone were returned to the victim.

Thousands in pills stolen

More than $16,000 in prescription pills were taken after two men caught on store surveillance broke into a Rite Aid sometime after closing Saturday, police said. An unknown amount of cash also was swiped from an ATM inside the drug store at 15th Street and Moyamensing Avenue, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said.

An assistant manager reported the burglary when she arrived for work at 7:40 a.m. Sunday.

The assistant manager and another employee entered the business through the front doors and security gate, which were locked and secure, to find the money machine moved and merchandise strewn about, Tolliver said. Not sure if the robbery was still in progress or the culprits were inside, the two retreated and called police. When cops got there, they saw that the ATM had been dragged to the back of the store and pried open.

The incident was captured on store security video and showed two men in black ski masks; one was wearing gray sweatpants, a green jacket, black shoes and gloves and a baseball cap, while the other was in all black clothing, same-colored gloves and tan boots.

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