UPDATE: 20-year-old Javon Cooper was arrested on December 14, 2015 and is facing charges. READ MORE: bit.ly/1MeZbYt
A male was caught on camera stalking a teenage girl and then stealing her cell phone in Philadelphia.
About 7 p.m. on July 21, the suspect was captured on surveillance video wandering around in the area of 16th and Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia for approximately an hour.
Around 8 p.m., the suspect began following a 14-year-old girl to the 2400 block of S. 16th Street.
As the girl began to walk up steps to enter a home, the suspect grabbed her phone and ran away.
The victim was not injured.
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The suspect remains on the loose.
Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to contact police.
