Police in Delaware County, Pennsylvania are looking for help identifying the armed suspect who robbed $2,300 from a Chickie’s and Pete’s manager preparing to make a bank deposit.
The victim, manager of the popular restaurant's Drexel Hill location along Township Line Road, was able to provide police with a description of the gunman who made off with the cash and her handbag just before 10 a.m. Friday, Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said.
The restaurant manager was walking across the parking lot to make a deposit at the bank when she was approached by the suspect. He ordered her to hand over her pocketbook, which contained the deposit and personal items like her driver’s license, bank card and keys.
The suspect was last seen running across Township Line onto Fairway Road toward Burmont Road, police said.
The gunman was described as male, in his 20s, wearing black pants, black shoes and a blue hoodie with white lettering. He was carrying a gray handgun.
The robbery occurred just a few blocks from Aronimink and St. Dorothy Elementary Schools, so they were kept secure for about an hour while police investigated. The suspect may have fled in a black Mercury Mountaineer SUV.
Chickie's and Pete's is offering up a $5,000 reward for the suspect's arrest and conviction.
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This Chickie’s and Pete’s location was also robbed in October 2014. Two gunman locked employees and the manager in the freezer and stole around $16,000. That investigation is ongoing.
Police do not believe the suspect in the recent robbery was involved in the prior incident.
Anyone who has information as to the suspect’s identity or the robbery is asked to contact township detectives at 610-734-7693.
