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Monday, August 31, 2009

Cops charge man with Marriott assaults

A convicted robber with a lengthy rap sheet has been charged with assaulting two women at a Center City Marriot. Anthony Thomas, 28, was arrested Sunday night by SEPTA cops, hours after he attacked a woman about to enter her room on the 15th floor, said Det. Michael Rocks, of Central Detectives.
Thomas had apparently followed the woman, 52, on an elevator. When she used a key card to open her door, he slashed her with a knife and stole about $300, Rocks said.
On Aug. 6, Thomas struck again at the Marriot, at 12th and Market streets. In that incident, he forced his way into the room of a 42-year-old woman, assaulted her and stole $25, Rocks said.
Both cases, Rocks said, “were pretty scary. He just went into the hotel and wandered around until he found someone who made a good target.”
Thomas, of West Philadelphia, was charged with aggravated assault, robbery and related offenses. According to court records, he was sentenced to six to 23 months in prison in 2004 on robbery charges. That same year, he was sentenced to nine months’ probation on counterfitting and theft charges. Thomas was also sentenced to 5 years’ probation in 2008 for terroristic threats, records show.
 
Posted by David Gambacorta @ 10:11 PM  Permalink | 9 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:44 PM, 08/31/2009
    What's "the usual suspect" supposed to imply?
    — Westphillie
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:14 PM, 08/31/2009
    this guy has had enough chances... too many chances.
    — Reprehensible
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:19 PM, 08/31/2009
    Oh I forgot, White people don't rob,rape kill, kidnap, steal, defraud, it's just the people of color. White people commit way more henious crimes than any other group statistics show.
    — Westphillie
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:19 PM, 08/31/2009
    who is uglier? David or Dafney???
    — rocket23
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:07 AM, 09/01/2009
    I guess we have regressed back to the 1960's with the "colored" comment. Well how about we keep it real with "the grey boys have messed things up for too long!"
    — lalaw9833
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:31 PM, 09/02/2009
    Look, we have a State Parolee Crime Problem in "Killadelphia". Yeah there are over 49,000 Probationers...Yeah we have 1/6th the population of New York City, but 6 Times the Crime Rate...BUT, we have 9,000 State Parolees that are not being "Supervised" because the Parole Agent caseloads are DOUBLE that of other states... Twice the Maximum recommended by National Parole Association! Nobody can be supervised at those levels. Rendell is releasing 2,000 Inmates per month into our neighborHOODs and NOT screening them for drugs and NOT sending them back to prison for any Parole Violations...in many cases, even if they pick up a new criminal case! Parole Board Chairman, McVey, has repeatedly refused to surrender documentation to State Auditors to hide their crimes. Documentation is even being destroyed! The State Attorney General (Tom Corbett) was repeatedly told and has done Nothing! There are over 500 State Parole and DOC Escapees in Killadelphia, right now, as you read this! The Mayor, City Council, State Legislature...all have repeatedly betrayed their sacred trust...Murder victim after murder victim...destroyed family after destroyed family. What's worse is that the news media has also chosen to betray it's sacred duty to the public. The news media wants a "Bail Out" too. We've paid for Rendell's "No Bid" and "Inappropriate" contracts to his law firm, campaign contributors and "friends" with the blood of our crime victims and the bodies of our family members. He's turned a World Class City into the Largest Open Air Prison in America and 1st in the Nation in COP KILLINGS. We've even been called "The City of Death". Why aren't the FEDs following the money/blood trails back to Rendell? No, Eddie isn't selling kidneys, but he's been killing us for YEARS! Now his "Spin Doctor" is bailing and Eddie is working on his memoirs...and what a "Legacy" it is.... The President's Comment Line is 1-202-456-1111, U.S. Attorney = 215-861-8200. How bout making one phone call?
    — John Law


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