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Friday, March 29, 2024

Philadelphia Police Searching For Suspect Who Robbed West Oak Lane Rite Aid

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Philadelphia Police Searching For Suspect Who Robbed West Oak Lane Rite Aid
Philadelphia Police Searching For Suspect Who Robbed West Oak Lane Rite Aid
Howard Monroe reports.

WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE BIGCHANGES COMING UP, NATASHA.KATE, THANK YOU.DESPERATE PLEA IN THEMIDDLE OF THE CRIME,PHILADELPHIA POLICE ARE ASKINGFOR PUBLIC'S HELP IDENTIFYINGA MAN WHO ROBBED A RITE AIDEPHARMACY IN WEST OAK LANE.THAT ROBBERY HAPPENED BROADDAYLIGHT AND SUSPECT HAD AMESSAGE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHOWARD MONROE IS LIVE IN WESTOAK LANE NOW WITH THE STORYFOR US, HOWARD.REPORTER: THAT MAN WALK INTHE PHARMACY HERE ON OGONTZAVENUE AND DEMANDED MONEY.HOWEVER IT IS APPARENT HEARTBREAKING PLEA THAT HAD PEOPLETALKING.: IF YOU AREDESPERATE YOU WITH ILL DOSOMETHING DESPERATE.REPORTER: ACTS OF APPARENTDESPERATION, ON JANUARY 3RD AT11:57 A.M.

A MAN WALKS IN THERITE AIDE AND ROBS IT.AT FIRST HE WALKS AROUND THESTORE, AND THEN APPROACH THECASHIER, PUTS ITEMS ON THECOUNTER AND THEN HAND CASHIERA NOTE.NOTE READ GIVE ME ALL OF THEMONEY, I'M SORRY, I HAVE ASICK CHILD, YOU HAVE 15SECONDS.CASHIER GOES IN THE CASHREGISTER AND PUTS CASH IN THEBAG.THE MAN THEN WALKS OUT.JUST BECAUSE YOUR CHILD WASSICK IT IS IN REASON TO ROB ASTORE.REPORTER: IT IS IN THECLEAR HOW MUCH THE MAN GOTAWAY WITH BUT VIDEO SHOWSCASHIER GOING IN TO THE CASHREGISTER TWICE.I KNOW HE WAS ARMED BUT HEPUT THE PEOPLE, STORE WORKERSIN DANGER, HE PUT HIMSELF INDANGER.POLICE COULD HAVE CAME IN ANDKILLED HIM.THEN THIS KID COMPANY NOT HAVEA FATHER.WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE HAVENEEDS.THAT IS NOT THE WAY OFFULFILLING THOSE NEEDS.REPORTER: POLICE DID IN THESAY IF THE MAN WAS CARRYING AGUN BUT DID HE DESCRIBE HIM ASTHREE TO 40, 5-FOOT 10 WITH AMUSTACHE.GLASSES HE IS WEARING COULDALSO BE AN IMPORTANT CLUE TOHIS IDENTITY.IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THATTHEY ARE PRESCRIPTION.INVESTIGATORS SAY THINKSAMERICAN JUST ABOUT SOLVING ACRIME.IT BUSINESS HELPING TO MAKE ABAD SITUATION BETTER.THEY SAY, IF HE TURNS HIMSELFIN IT IS POSSIBLE THERE ISHELP AVAILABLE FOR HIS CHILD.MAYBE SOME SPECIALIZED,SERVICES FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL,AND HIS FAMILY THAT HE COULDBE IN NEED OF THATUNFORTUNATELY ONLY WAY AT THISPOINT HE MAY GET THEM IF HECOMES IN AND SEES US.REPORTER: IF YOU RECOGNIZETHAT MAN YOU CAN CALL POLICEANONYMOUSLY.THAT NUMBER IS 215-686-TIPS.

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