October 29, 2015
Contributed Art/Philadelphia Police
Police are looking to identify and locate the suspects wanted in connection with 16 robberies of cellphone stores in Philadelphia.
Police are seeking the public's help in finding the suspects wanted in connection with 16 robberies of cellphone stores in Philadelphia.
Each of the robberies, which occurred between July 1 and Oct. 26, includes similar circumstances and similar offender descriptions, police said. One offender was apprehended and charged in an incident on Oct. 17.
Police released surveillance video of the incidents Thursday.
In the first clip, an unknown male can be seen entering a Cricket Store at 200 W. Chelten Ave. on July 1. He points a black handgun at an employee and demands money from the cash register and safe, police said. According to police, after the employee hands the suspect an unknown amount of money, the suspect orders the employees into the bathroom before fleeing through a rear door in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall, clean-shaven black male in his mid-20s with a thin build.
The investigation is ongoing.
Read about all of the incidents and suspect descriptions here.
