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A burglar attempts to steal from a dental office.

Burglary: Last week an employee of The Cedar House Café located at 200 West Northwestern Avenue entered the business at 8:00 a.m. and observed several store products missing and the café in disarray.  The owner was contacted and surveillance film revealed four individuals entering the rear of the property and looting the store products.  The estimated value of the products stolen is $200.

Burglary: On Feb. 16, at approximately 4:20 a.m., Philadelphia police responded to a burglary alarm at 6629 Germantown Avenue.  Upon arrival police were given access to the business.  A walk through was conducted, and police found that a rear window had been broken.  The owner of the business then arrived on the scene and verified to police that nothing had been taken.

Robbery: On Feb. 19, at approximately 5:10 a.m., police responded to a complaint of robbery by gunpoint in the area of 100 West Mt. Airy Street.  According to police, the victim received a ride home from the intersection of Broad and Erie Streets.  The victim told police that she fell asleep, and that when she woke up the driver was pointing a gun at her and demanded her phone and purse, police say.  Police then say the driver kicked the victim out of the car and drove off.

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