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12- And 14-Year-Old Boys Commit Armed Robbery At PA Shopping Center: Police 12- And 14-Year-Old Boys Commit Armed Robbery At PA Shopping Center: Police
12- And 14-Year-Old Boys Commit Armed Robbery At PA Shopping Center: Police Two boys are accused of holding a juvenile victim at gunpoint during a robbery at the Valley Square Shopping Center in Warrington Township, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The investigation began after Warrington Police received a cyber tip from the Pennsylvania State Police Intelligence Center about a video posted on social media showing the armed robbery, according to the release. Detectives determined the incident happened on Friday, Aug. 30, 2025, at 12:01 p.m. The suspects, ages 12 and 14, robbed another juvenile of personal belongings at gunpoint, police said. A search warr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD
Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD Two people were robbed at gunpoint outside a residence in Washington Township on Sunday, July 27. At 11:33 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Eton Drive, Washington Township police said. The victims had returned home from the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia, police said. The man exited his Mercedes-Benz convertible in the driveway with his fiancée when he was ambushed by two armed suspects, police said. One suspect struck the victim in the head with a handgun while demanding his Rolex watch and wallet, police said. The second suspect held the woman at gunpoint and ordered her to remain…

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by Sam Barron
News
Armored Truck Robbers Wanted In Chester: Delaware County DA (UPDATED) Armored Truck Robbers Wanted In Chester: Delaware County DA (UPDATED)
Armored Truck Robbers Wanted In Chester: Delaware County DA (Updated) A Brinks armored truck was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday afternoon, July 16, according to authorities.  Two suspects held up the truck at the Autozone near 9th Street and Avenue of the State around 12:15 p.m., the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said. The assaulted the driver and stole his weapon before making off with an unknown sum of cash, investigators believe.  Pictures show one suspect wore a blue jacket that said "public safety" across the upper back and the other wore a dark jacket with safety reflectors.  They fled in a dark Nissan Pathfinder wi…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Shoppers Held At Gunpoint In Chilling Philly Robbery VIDEO: Shoppers Held At Gunpoint In Chilling Philly Robbery
Video: Shoppers Held At Gunpoint In Chilling Philly Robbery Four masked men stormed a West Philadelphia corner store, holding customers and employees at gunpoint before making off with thousands, authorities say.  It started just before 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, Philly police said in a statement. The men pull up to the front door of the Wyndale Grocery in a black Honda Accord and enter the store, security footage shows.  Surveillance video released by police shows the robbery unfolding. PhiladelphiaPolice Inside, three of the men rounded up witnesses at gunpoint while a fourth stole cash from behind the counter, police wrote. Video shows one su…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
St. Joseph's University Student Tied Up, Robbed At Gunpoint: Report St. Joseph's University Student Tied Up, Robbed At Gunpoint: Report
St. Joseph's University Student Tied Up, Robbed At Gunpoint: Report Authorities in Philadelphia are seeking the public's help in locating a group of at least three people who they say tied up and robbed a St. Joseph's University student at gunpoint, according to 6abc. The 19-year-old victim was sleeping when the suspects broke into his off-campus housing on the 5700 block of Drexel Road, tied him up, and robbed him of his phone, wallet, and laptop around 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, the news outlet reports. St. Joseph's University released the following statement to 6abc: "The University's first priority remains the safety and well-being of our students. We…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police Nab Pair Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Allentown Pedestrians Police Nab Pair Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Allentown Pedestrians
Police Nab Pair Wanted In Armed Robbery Of Allentown Pedestrians Police have arrested two men who they say robbed pedestrians at gunpoint on Monday, March 21. Timothy Gordillo, 20, and Samuel Gordillo, 22, both of Allentown, held two civilians at gunpoint near 2nd and Gordon Streets around 1:40 a.m., Allentown police said. Police did not specify what had been stolen. The victims provided police with the suspects' descriptions, and officers captured them a short while later, they said. Samuel Gordillo was charged with the following:  Robbery which Inflicts or Threatens Bodily Injury ​ Firearms Not to Be Carried Without a Licen…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
7-Eleven Worker Robbed At Gunpoint In Bensalem, Police Say 7-Eleven Worker Robbed At Gunpoint In Bensalem, Police Say
7-Eleven Worker Robbed At Gunpoint In Bensalem, Police Say A Bensalem 7-Eleven store worker was robbed at gunpoint last week, leaving police looking for two suspects, authorities said. A man in all black, wearing an orange construction vest, a black winter hat, and clear glasses, wielded a handgun and demanded cash at the store on Lincoln Highway around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, Bensalem police said. Meanwhile, another man in all black, carrying a red bag and also wearing a hat was breaking into the PA skills machine with a tool believed to be a hammer, according to police. The men fled on foot in an unknown direction, police said. Po…

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by Nicole Acosta