Worker Kidnapped At Gunpoint During Break In Montgomery County Worker Kidnapped At Gunpoint During Break In Montgomery County
Worker Kidnapped At Gunpoint During Break In Montgomery County A Montgomery County employee was sitting in their car on break when an armed robber kidnapped him, authorities say.  It happened in Upper Moreland on Thursday, June 1, township police said in a release. The worker, an employee at a business on Turnpike Drive, was relaxing in his car when a gunman hopped in the backseat at around 5:45 a.m., the department wrote.  The robber stole the victim's phone and wallet, then forced him at gunpoint to drive back to his (the victim's) Philadelphia home, police said. There, the robber stole "money and belongings" from the victim's family before…
Police Release Suspect Photos In Chilling Bucks Home Invasion Police Release Suspect Photos In Chilling Bucks Home Invasion
Police Release Suspect Photos In Chilling Bucks Home Invasion Authorities have released pictures of the suspects in the chilling Bucks County home invasion that took place late last month.  It happened in the Green Meadows Community in Hilltown on Thursday, May 25, Daily Voice reported. Three men barged into a home on Reliance Place after claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office, authorities said. At least one of the men was armed with a handgun, investigators noted. Inside, the trio forced the homeowner to lie on the floor and "restrained" his hands behind his back, police said. They proceeded to ransack the home, stealing "numerous items…
19-Year-Old Sought In Connection With Multiple Shootings, Robberies: Philadelphia PD 19-Year-Old Sought In Connection With Multiple Shootings, Robberies: Philadelphia PD
19-Year-Old Sought In Connection With Multiple Shootings, Robberies: Philadelphia PD Police in Philadelphia are looking for a 19-year-old man who they say is a person of interest in five violent crimes that took place in the last two weeks.  Brian Amerman of Philadelphia is wanted for a probation violation stemming from a 2022 arrest when he was charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, and resisting, city police wrote in a release.  Amerman is a person of interest in the following incidents, according to the department:  On Friday, May 12, a 21-year-old man was depositing money at an ATM on the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard when he was approa…
Ax-Wielding Robbers Caught On Video In Philadelphia, Police Say Ax-Wielding Robbers Caught On Video In Philadelphia, Police Say
Ax-Wielding Robbers Caught On Video In Philadelphia, Police Say Two men armed with an ax and a handgun stormed a Philadelphia convenience store and made off with hundreds of dollars, say city police.  It happened around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, the department wrote in a release. The pair walked into a shop on the 8200 block of West Venango Street where one of them smashed through a security door with an ax, police said.  The incident was caught on the store's security camera and police have released the footage.  Security camera footage released by police.Philadelphia Police After they made their way to the back, they demanded money from th…
4 Masked, Gloved, Armed Robberies In 3 PA Counties, Police Say 4 Masked, Gloved, Armed Robberies In 3 PA Counties, Police Say
4 Masked, Gloved, Armed Robberies In 3 PA Counties, Police Say Four robberies— three of which were armed— in three Pennsylvania counties are under investigation according to three separate releases by different agencies all issued on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.  The four robberies had similar suspects and began two weeks before the releases were issued. Each county appears to be handling the investigations separately despite the clear similarities.  York County: The first robbery happened at the Mt. Rose Ave Central Mart in York on Wednesday, April 26 around 10:50 p.m., according to the Spring Garden Township Police Department.  The suspect has been de…
57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities 57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities
57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities A Philadelphia man and his son are accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies across the mid-Atlantic states over a period of months, and the elder suspect is still at large, authorities say.  Jamaal Mitchell, 42, and his 24-year-old son Jahmir Mitchell are charged with robbery, retail theft, terroristic threats, and related counts, said Tilden Township police in a release on Wednesday, April 26.  In Berks County, the pair are suspects in the Oct. 16, 2022 robbery of the Tilden Walmart, authorities said. Investigators believe they stuffed over $900 worth of merchandise into two sh…
Easton Police Seek Suspects In Corner Store Stickup Easton Police Seek Suspects In Corner Store Stickup
Easton Police Seek Suspects In Corner Store Stickup Authorities in Easton are investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store over the weekend, according to a release from the police department.  It happened at D&R Market, 698 Northampton Street, on Sunday, March 26, authorities wrote. Two suspects wearing facemasks walked into the shop at 5:15 p.m., displayed a firearm, and demanded cash, police said.  The men left with an undisclosed sum of money, hopped into a getaway car, and fled west on Northampton Street, the release says.  The suspects are described as young men, and the vehicle is said to be a white GM…
Police Shot At As Adults In Bulletproof Vests Chase Teen In PA: Authorities Say Police Shot At As Adults In Bulletproof Vests Chase Teen In PA: Authorities Say
Police Shot At As Adults In Bulletproof Vests Chase Teen In PA: Authorities Say Adults in "bullet proof vests, masks and goggles" shot at police while fleeing from an armed robbery attempt of a 13-year-old in Manheim, authorities say.  Officers were called to a report of the oddly dressed trio near Hazel and High streets on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 4:55 p.m., according to the police release. The scene was active when the police arrived so the trio began to flee, one man, Kyle Keller, shot at police with an unregistered 9mm “polymer80” style handgun and a 17 round and 31 round partially loaded magazine  The Manheim teen told the police that the trio accoste…
Fake Salesman Carjacks Montco Homeowner At Gunpoint, Police Say Fake Salesman Carjacks Montco Homeowner At Gunpoint, Police Say
Fake Salesman Carjacks Montco Homeowner At Gunpoint, Police Say Lower Merion police say a carjacker took a township resident hostage at gunpoint, and that the suspect is armed, dangerous, and still at large.  It started at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 20, the department said. The victim pulled into his driveway on the 200 block of Wiltshire Road in Penn Wynne section to find the suspect waiting in his driveway, police wrote.  Posing as a salesman for a solar power company, the suspect approached the victim and "made conversation," but the victim said he was not interested and headed for the door, authorities continued.  That's when police say…
Suspected Philly Robber Found Armed In Bucks County, Cops Claim Suspected Philly Robber Found Armed In Bucks County, Cops Claim
Suspected Philly Robber Found Armed In Bucks County, Cops Claim A man suspected of armed robbery in Philadelphia was found to be armed with a stolen gun when arrested in Bucks County on Tuesday, authorities said.  Police in Bensalem were patrolling near Route 1 and Interplex Drive around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, when they noticed a Ford Edge with a "motor code violation," the department wrote in a release.  When they pulled the Ford over, officers learned the car was logged in the National Crime Information Computer System as a "felony vehicle [...] used in point-of-gun robbery," according to the department.  Police also f…
'Don't Move:' Armed Home Invaders Posing As Deliverymen Ransack MontCo Woman's Home, Police Say 'Don't Move:' Armed Home Invaders Posing As Deliverymen Ransack MontCo Woman's Home, Police Say
'Don't Move:' Armed Home Invaders Posing As Deliverymen Ransack MontCo Woman's Home, Police Say Authorities in Montgomery County are seeking three men who posed as deliverymen and held a female homeowner at gunpoint last month. A female was home alone on Byberry Road when she heard a knock at the door in Lower Moreland on Feb. 8 around 11:45 a.m. She looked outside and saw three men on her doorstep with cardboard boxes labeled "Amazon," police said. "When she opened the door the males told her they’d bring the boxes in and when they did, one of the males slipped to her side, put a gun to her left temple and told her not to move," police said.  The youngest of the three male…
Suspect Robs Montco Driver At Gunpoint After Crashing Into Her Car: Police Suspect Robs Montco Driver At Gunpoint After Crashing Into Her Car: Police
Suspect Robs Montco Driver At Gunpoint After Crashing Into Her Car: Police A man is in police custody after authorities say he crashed into another driver on a Montgomery County street before robbing her at gunpoint.  It happened just before 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27 in Upper Moreland Township, the police department said in a statement. The suspect was driving a silver Honda Accord erratically on York Road near Davisville Road when he suddenly turned in front of another car, police wrote.  After a "minor crash," investigators said the man hopped out of Honda, aimed a handgun at the other driver, and demanded her cell phone. He fled north up Davisville Road,…