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February 08, 2015

Robbery possibly stemmed from Facebook post

Somerton resident had recently received inheritence

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Somerton Robbery 6 ABC/6ABC.com

Police respond to a robbery in the Somerton section of Philadelphia.

Police say that a Facebook post about recently acquired jewelry may have prompted a robbery that occurred early Sunday night, 6 ABC reports.


Three armed suspects broke in to an apartment in the Somerton section of Philadelphia around 2:30 a.m., taking jewelry and cell phones from the three men that were inside. A witness said the men got in to a car with a Colorado license plate and sped off. 

According to investigators, one of the victims had recently made a Facebook post about acquiring jewelry from inheritance, which may have been the reason for the incident. 

Matt DeLucia of NBC 10 posted a picture to twitter of a cell phone found near the scene:

Police say that no one is in custody and they are still looking for the three suspects.

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