Man breaks into Overbrook home, robs woman inside at knifepoint, police say

A woman was attacked and robbed at knifepoint after a man broke into a home in West Philly’s Overbrook section on Sunday, police said.

According to police, the incident happened at about 10:50 p.m. on Sunday when a 31-year-old woman claims a man wearing all black entered her property along the 1200 block of Marlyn Road through a rear door.

Once inside, police claim the man produced a knife and threatened the woman before stealing her cell phone.

The suspected attacker, officials said, then fled the scene in a white Honda.

The woman was not injured and, officials said, an investigation into this incident is ongoing.

Police are asking anyone who may have information on this case to contact the Southwest Detectives Unit at 215-686-3183 or contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s Tip Line at 215-686-TIPS (8477).