Police are on the hunt for at least two men accused of committing over a dozen robberies in the Philadelphia area. According to investigators, the unidentified suspects robbed the following businesses on the following days:
August 16 at 8:30 p.m. - An armed man entered the Beer Box distributor on the 3300 block of Grant Avenue demanding money. He then fled with approximately $1500. Police say he may have used a white Ford Focus as his getaway vehicle. The suspect is described as a man standing between 5-foot-4 and 5-foot-7 wearing a dark blue hooded sweat shirt, gray bandanna, sunglasses and gloves
August 20 at 10:05 p.m. - An armed man entered the Pizza Hut on the 6600 block of Frankford Avenue and demanded money from the cashier. He racked the slide of his gun and ordered the cashier to “hurry up” when the employee didn’t react quickly enough, according to police. He then fled the scene after taking $162 from the register. The suspect is described as a stocky man standing between 6-feet and 6-foot-1 wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket, dark-colored pants, bandanna covering his face and a baseball cap.
August 22 at 1:45 a.m. – Two men, one armed with a handgun, entered the Red Robin restaurant on the 6300 block of Frankford Avenue. The men stole $250 in cash and then fled the scene. The first suspect is described as a man with curly red hair between the ages of 25 and 40, standing 6-foot-2 and weighing 200 pounds. According to police, he was wearing blue jeans, a black or purple bandanna covering his face and a black t-shirt. The second suspect is described as a man between the ages of 25 and 30, standing 5-foot-10 and weighing 180 pounds wearing dark-colored clothing.
August 23 at 10:58 p.m. – An armed man walked into Frostee’s Beverages on the 8400 block of Frankford Avenue demanding money. A second man entered the sales office and began stealing money an employee had just removed from the register. The men then stole more money from a lottery drawer as well as cigarettes before fleeing the store. The first suspect is described as a stocky man standing 5-foot-9 while the second suspect is described as a man standing 6-foot-3. The employee told police they were both wearing black face masks and gloves.
September 11 at 1:17 a.m. – An armed man followed an employee inside the 7-11 on the 1400 block of Cottman Avenue and demanded money. He then stole about $500 in cash and fled the scene. The suspect is described as a stocky man between the ages of 35 and 40, standing 5-foot-8 wearing a black long sleeve shirt, blue jeans and a blue and white bandanna covering his face.
September 18 at 3:13 a.m. – An armed man entered the 7-11 store on the 2600 block of Bridge Street and stole $300 from the register before fleeing the scene. The suspect is described as a medium-built man between the ages of 23 and 24 wearing gloves and a blue bandanna around his face.
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September 20 at 8:40 p.m. – An armed man walked into the 7-11 store on the 7900 block of Frankford Avenue and demanded money from the register. He then stole around $230 in cash before fleeing the scene. The suspect is described as a man with a heavy build between the ages of 30 and 35 standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 230 pounds. He was last seen wearing a tan shirt, blue jeans, and a black and yellow striped bandanna covering his face from the nose down.
September 24 at 9:20 p.m. – An armed man entered the 7-11 on the 6600 block of Rising Sun Avenue and demanded money. The suspect stole $200 in cash and then fled the scene. The suspect is described as a heavily built tall man with a light-colored, possibly blond mustache. According to police he was wearing a blue mask covering half of his face, black gloves with the tops of the fingers exposed, black jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.
September 28 at 3 a.m. – An armed man approached an employee outside the 7-11 on the 2900 block of Welsh Road. The suspect forced the employee back inside the store and demanded money from the register. After the employee told him the register was empty, the suspect demanded a carton of cigarettes, according to police. After the employee told him the store didn’t carry cigarettes, the suspect demanded money from a second register, police said. He then fled with an unknown amount of cash. The suspect is described as a 36-year-old man standing 5-foot-5 and weighing between 180 and 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt, and a blue and white bandanna over his mouth.
September 29 at 10:30 p.m. – An armed man entered a pizza shop on the 5900 block of Erdrick Street and demanded money. He then fled the scene after stealing $230. The suspect is described as a man between the ages of 20 and 25 standing 5-foot-9 and weighing 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and mask over his face.
October 2 at 12:35 a.m. – An armed man entered Pizza City on the 7100 block of Frankford Avenue. The suspect stole $1100 and then fled the scene. He’s described as a man standing between 5-foot-9 and 6-feet. He was last seen wearing a dark jacket over a dark hooded sweatshirt and a dark cloth wrapped around his face.
October 6 at 8:45 p.m. – An armed man walked into Harrison’s Hideout Tavern on the 6300 block of Torresdale Avenue. He then stole $250 from the register and tip jar before fleeing the scene. The suspect is described as a muscular man standing 6-foot-2. He was dressed in a black costume with his face covered and wearing gloves, according to police.
October 7 at 1:40 a.m. – An armed man walked into Andrea’s Place on the 7700 block of Walker Street and stole around $500 from the cash register. He then fled the scene on foot. The suspect is described as a man wearing all black clothing with a black mask and black gloves.
October 10 at 3:14 a.m. – An armed man entered the Wawa on the 800 block of Cottman Avenue and stole around $1000 from two cash registers and the safe before fleeing the scene. The suspect is described as a 35-year-old man standing 6-foot-1 and weighing between 210 and 220 pounds. He was wearing black Muslim garb that came down to his knees, a black scarf covering his face and blue jeans. The victim also told police the suspect was walking with a limp.
No one was hurt during any of the robberies.
If you have any information on the incidents or suspects, please call the Northeast Detective Division at 215-686-3153 / 3154 or call 911.
