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Driver Robbed Of $40K While Fixing Flat Tire In Philadelphia: Authorities Driver Robbed Of $40K While Fixing Flat Tire In Philadelphia: Authorities
Driver Robbed Of $40K While Fixing Flat Tire In Philadelphia: Authorities A group of thieves made off with about $40,000 in jewelry after a robbery in Center City Philadelphia last week, according to police.  It happened on the 100 block of South 9th Street, investigators said. A male suspect swiped the backpack from the victim's car while he was fixing a flat tire, police wrote in a release.  A second man "pressed a hard object in (the victim's) side, preventing him from chasing the suspect," authorities said.  Two women were also seen traveling with one of the male suspects, police added.  Suspect footage.  PhiladelphiaPolice The…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Distraction Burglary': Pair Stole Jewelry After Asking To Use Bathroom At Bucks Home, Cops Say 'Distraction Burglary': Pair Stole Jewelry After Asking To Use Bathroom At Bucks Home, Cops Say
'Distraction Burglary': Pair Stole Jewelry After Asking To Use Bathroom At Bucks Home, Cops Say Police in Lower Southampton are looking for two suspects in a "distraction burglary," the department said Friday, April 26.  The pair, a man and a woman, approached a homeowner in the township's Oakford section about seal-coating their driveway, authorities said.  When they were turned down, they said the woman was pregnant and asked if she could use the homeowner's bathroom, according to police.  The homeowner obliged but later noticed multiple pieces of jewelry missing, investigators said.  They were driving a red Ford pickup truck with the bumper and grill both…

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by Mac Bullock
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Burglar Steals $101K In Jewelry After Climbing Through Window Of Philadelphia Home Burglar Steals $101K In Jewelry After Climbing Through Window Of Philadelphia Home
Burglar Steals $101K In Jewelry After Climbing Through Window Of Philadelphia Home Police are looking for the man who slipped into a Philadelphia home late at night and left with six figures worth of jewelry.  It happened in Society Hill around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, city police wrote in a release. The suspect climbed into the kitchen window of a home on the 600 block of Spruce Street, according to investigators.  Surveillance footage released by police shows the suspect walking through the neighborhood.  Central Detective Division is seeking the public's help identifying the individual seen in the following video clip.PhiladelphiaPolice Detectives say he …

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by Mac Bullock