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Armed Trio Robs Brinks Guard With AR-Style Rifle Outside Philly Shopping Center: Police Armed Trio Robs Brinks Guard With AR-Style Rifle Outside Philly Shopping Center: Police
Armed Trio Robs Brinks Guard With Ar-style Rifle Outside Philly Shopping Center: Police A Brinks security officer was robbed at gunpoint by three armed suspects outside a Northeast Philadelphia shopping center, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 2. The robbery happened around 12:17 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2025, at the Holmesburg Shopping Center at 8445 Frankford Avenue, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The guard told officers he had just completed a cash pickup at a nearby store and was returning to his armored truck when he was approached by a gunman who ordered him not to move. As the guard reached for his service weapon, two more suspects jumped out of a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police
Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police A man and a woman robbed a Trevose gas station at gunpoint on Saturday, July 20, according to authorities.  Christopher Yelverton, 42, and  Amanda Petherbridge, 34, are each charged with robbery, conspiracy, and related counts, Bensalem police said in a release on Monday, July 22.  The robbery happened at the 2511 Lincoln Highway 7-Eleven in Trevose just before 3 a.m., investigators said. Yelverton walked into the gas station and asked for a carton of Newport cigarettes, then pointed a handgun through his sweatshirt at the cashier and demanded money, according to au…

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by Mac Bullock
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Armed Robber Held Employees, Customers At Gunpoint: Philadelphia Police Armed Robber Held Employees, Customers At Gunpoint: Philadelphia Police
Armed Robber Held Employees, Customers At Gunpoint: Philadelphia Police A suspect in a pair of gunpoint robberies is wanted in Philadelphia, authorities say.  Police said the pictured man robbed two businesses within a week.  The first incident was at a restaurant on the 400 block of W. Girard Avenue on May 24. An employee said he walked inside, jumped over the counter, then pointed a gun at her while demanding money.  He fled before police arrived, PPD said.  Suspect footage PhiladelphiaPolice The second incident happened on the 2700 block of East Clearfield Street in Port Richmond on May 29, according to authorities.  The robb…

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by Mac Bullock