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Police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and robbing another male near a deli.
At approximately 9:36 p.m. Saturday police headed to 700 Snyder Ave. and met with the complainant, who stated two unknown black males had robbed him. They had comprised two-thirds of the trio of strangers whom he had observed upon his exit from a deli, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.
The victim said he had started to walk home when the offenders grabbed him, one doing so from his left side and the other wrapping his arms around the complainants’ arms. He fell to the ground, with the second aggressor on his legs. That figure grabbed a wallet from the prey’s waistband, Tolliver said, and ran southbound on Seventh Street toward Cantrell Street.
A passerby called authorities, with the first offender deciding to remain on location. The complainant identified 56-year-old Calvin Wimberly, of the 700 block of Cantrell Street, as an attacker, and police arrested him. He faces charges of criminal conspiracy, theft, robbery, assault and unlawful restraint. Authorities provided no description of the at-large thief.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at jmyers@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124.
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