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After two hours at SugarHouse Casino, a man was robbed at gunpoint of a large sum of cash in Passyunk Square.
A 22-year-old gambled from 2:30 to 4:30 a.m. Nov. 16 with a friend at the Fishtown waterfront casino, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. He dropped off his buddy at Sartain and Shunk streets before picking up another friend at 10th and Sigel streets.
While waiting on his friend, the man was urinating in an alley when he noticed an armed man exit a dark-colored older model Infanti with tinted windows, Tolliver said. The man tried to outrun the gunman, but he caught up to him on the 1000 block of McClellan Street. Pointing the black, .45-caliber automatic at him, the man swiped $1,700 to $2,000, as well as an “R” white gold and diamond-encrusted charm that fell from his necklace, which is valued at $3,000. The offender fled the east toward Ninth on McClellan in the Infanti.
Although the 22-year-old said he did not believe anyone followed him from the casino, according to police reports, police are investigating it and have requested surveillance video from SugarHouse.
The man did not win during his time at the casino, according to a SugarHouse spokeman.
The suspect was described as black, age 23 to 30, 6 foot, 190 pounds, with short hair, a goatee and a beard and was wearing dark clothing.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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