Two teenagers wandered around a Philadelphia corner store before one of them put the clerk in a choke hold during a robbery.
Two males between 16 to 18 years old wearing backpacks could be seen entering La Canasta Market at N 12th and Mt Vernon Streets in the city’s West Poplar neighborhood around 1:50 p.m. Monday, said Philadelphia Police.
Surveillance video released by Philadelphia Police shows the teens wandering the store for 15 minutes before they go behind the counter and attack the employee.
The thinner suspect, wearing a light gray zip-up hoodie, light blue button-down shirt and white sneakers with orange laces, can be seen forcing the worker into a choke hold as the worker tried to open the register.
The thinner guy and his accomplice, a heavy-set suspect wearing a dark gray zip-up hoodie with “PUMA” written on it in yellow and light blue sneakers, can then be seen grabbing their bags and running out of the store.
The thieves took cash and several packs of cigarettes, said police.
Investigators asked anyone with information or who recognizes the suspects to call 911. You can also contact Central Detective Division Det. Kovach at 215-686-3093/94.
