July 17, 2024
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
Two armed suspects robbed a Brinks armored truck in Chester at 12:16 p.m. on Tuesday, taking the driver's weapon and an amount of cash. Investigators say the suspects escaped in a black Nissan Pathfinder.
Two armed men held up a Brinks armored truck in Chester, assaulted the driver and stole money on Tuesday afternoon, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said.
The robbery occurred at 12:16 p.m. in the parking lot of an AutoZone on Ninth Street and Avenue of the States, investigators said. After assaulting the driver, the suspects took his weapon. They then made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, 6ABC reported.
One of the suspects was wearing a blue jacket with the words "Public Safety" on the back at the time of the robbery. The other was wearing a black jacket with a yellow reflective stripe.
Chester police are looking for two men, above, who robbed a Brinks armored truck at the AutoZone on Ninth Street on Tuesday afternoon.
The suspects took off in a black Nissan Pathfinder with a roof rack, black rims and a laminated paper Pennsylvania license plate with the number LLN-2328. Investigators said the vehicle is known to frequent Darby Township near Hook and Calcon Hook roads, and 410 Ninth St. in Chester.
There's also a nearly identical Nissan Pathfinder with the same license plate number – on a real license plate – that was not involved with the robbery, police said.
Chester police are looking for the Nissan Pathfinder on the right, which was involved in an armored truck robbery on Tuesday. Its license plate number is on a laminated piece of paper, police say. Another Nissan Pathfinder, above left, has the same tag number on an actual license plate. It was not involved in the robbery.
Anyone who comes into contact with the vehicle or the suspects is advised to exercise caution. Investigators said the suspects were armed during the robbery and no weapons were recovered at the scene.
Anyone with information relating to the robbery can contact Delaware County CID Detective Vincent Port at (610) 891-5337 or Chester Police Detective Ryan Stewart at (610) 447-8429.
Brinks, a cash-handling security company, told CBS Philadelphia regarding the robbery: "In general, and in the interest of the safety of our employees and others who may be affected on matters concerning law enforcement, we do not comment."
