Employee Pepper Sprayed During Dollar Store Robbery In Philly, Police Say

Police in Philadelphia say a group of young people maced a dollar store worker during a robbery on Monday afternoon, Sept. 25.

Dollar Tree; a Philadelphia police car.
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Mac Bullock

09/26/2023 2:00 p.m.

It happened at a Dollar Tree in Port Richmond, authorities said. Five teens, including two boys and three girls, were also said to be armed with a bat.

Police said they made off with candy and drinks.

The robbery remains under investigation, PPD added.

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