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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…
PS5s Stolen At Gunpoint From Chesco Store: Police
An armed robber stole two PlayStation 5 consoles at gunpoint from a Coatesville store, according to authorities.
Police were called to the Rent-A-Center at 1849 Lincoln Highway at noon on Thursday, Feb. 9 for a reported stickup, Caln Township officials wrote in a press release.
The suspect, detectives claimed, had displayed a handgun and left the store on foot with two video game consoles in tow.
Caln police, joined by officers from Downingtown and Coatesville, canvassed the area and quickly located the suspect a block away, they said.
Michael McMahan, 31, of …
Reading Man Shot 77-Year-Old During Robbery, Police Say
A Reading man is charged with shooting a senior citizen during an armed robbery earlier this month, authorities say.
Jose Escobar-Hernandez, 21, is the prime suspect in the Jan. 13 robbery that left a 77-year-old man with a non-fatal gunshot wound on Chestnut Street, Reading police told Daily Voice.
Investigators say they were surveilling Escobar-Hernandez at around 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan, 23, when they watched him walk into a building. When he exited, police gave chase, and the 21-year-old was arrested after a brief pursuit, authorities said.
Court records show Escobar-He…
