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Two thieves were caught in a woman’s Marconi home after she called the police.
A 49-year-old woman was asleep on the couch inside her home on the 1700 block of South 17th Street when a noise woke her up at 4:50 a.m. Sunday, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. She saw her first-floor bathroom window open and two unknown intruders, so she ran out of the abode and called 911.
Police surrounded the house and allegedly saw Rasheed Johnson, 20, of the 2000 block of Croskey Street, hiding under the kitchen table, Tolliver said. Officers ordered him outside and arrested him while a juvenile jumped out of the open window and attempted to escape. Police apprehended him as well after a brief pursuit.
From Johnson, police are believed to have recovered two cell phones and two credit cards under a 51-year-old man’s name, Tolliver said. An investigation led detectives to learn the man resided at a home on an undisclosed block of Winton Street that Johnson allegedly entered overnight through a front basement window. Stolen items included a wallet that contained credit cards and an ID, as well as a cell phone and a watch.
The juvenile was charged with burglary criminal trespassing and related offenses while Johnson was charged with two counts of the former charges, as well as a count of conspiracy of burglary and related charges, according to court documents. Johnson’s bail was set at $10,000 Sunday.
His arrest violated his probation as he pled guilty and was sentenced to six to 23 months of jail plus three years of probation for a 2010 burglary, according to court records.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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