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Ax-Wielding Robbers Caught On Video In Philadelphia, Police Say Ax-Wielding Robbers Caught On Video In Philadelphia, Police Say
Ax-Wielding Robbers Caught On Video In Philadelphia, Police Say Two men armed with an ax and a handgun stormed a Philadelphia convenience store and made off with hundreds of dollars, say city police.  It happened around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, the department wrote in a release. The pair walked into a shop on the 8200 block of West Venango Street where one of them smashed through a security door with an ax, police said.  The incident was caught on the store's security camera and police have released the footage.  Security camera footage released by police.Philadelphia Police After they made their way to the back, they demanded money from th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports
Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports A Philadelphia was kidnapped in a U-Haul van then tied up and robbed in a basement while returning from the Parx Casino over the weekend, news reports say. The news comes just weeks after a New Jersey man was followed home from the same casino and shot dead in his driveway. The 46-year-old victim apparently saw a U-Haul van in his Adams Avenue driveway around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to 6abc and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Three masked men including at least two who were armed approached him and grabbed him while he was going inside his house, the outlet said. He was then thrown …

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by Cecilia Levine