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A Point Breeze man was found guilty and sentenced to jail for robbing a man inside a local bar and then burglarizing the man’s home in 2010.
Tracey Thomas, 22, of the 1200 block of South 22nd Street, was sentenced Aug. 29 to 10 to 20 years in prison plus additional time for two firearm violations and possession of an instrument of crime, which brought the total sentence to 18-and-a-half to 37 years, according to court records.
Thomas previously was on probation for recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest and fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, according to court records, which indicate multiple probation violations.
Armed with a gun, Thomas robbed a 53-year-old of $150 and his house keys inside Crab Bar, 1252 S. 21st St., July 14 ’10 and then used the keys to enter the home on the 2300 block of Dickinson Street, according to police. When the alarm system went off, Thomas and another man fled in a Buick station wagon, which was later recovered on the 2700 block of Latona Street.
Thomas was arrested after police spotted him hopping in the backseat of a black Dodge on the 2300 block of Gerritt Street Aug. 1, ’10, police said. The driver of the vehicle refused to pull over per police request. With assistance from backup, officers stopped the vehicle in Southwest Philly and arrested Thomas.
See the rest of August’s court wrap-up, including the outcome of animal fighting charges from a 2011 Gray Ferry dog fight, in next week’s issue.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
Also in August’s Court Report:
Slayer sentenced
In the penalty box
In this week’s Police Report:
Fatal aim
Mail-slot break-ins
Wounded on the holiday
September police meetings
Web-exclusive Police Report:
Painful behavior
Eye on the crime
Skull scraper
Taking a piece of the pie
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