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Three men, who helped to set up an armed robbery, acted as if they were innocent customers, with one buying cigarettes with the stolen money.
The trio met at Seventh and Wolf streets at 6 a.m. June 18, according to the Police Public Affairs Unit. While one of the men entered Sav-Mor Pharmacy, 2237 S. Seventh St., to check out the scene, the others waited outside until the first suspect made a phone call.
The gunman then arrived at the intersection, entered the store and demanded money while the other offenders stood as lookouts at the door and on the street.
When the armed man fled the store, he dropped some money before heading westbound on Wolf Street with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The first man to enter the store, who even put his hands up during the robbery, quickly picked up that cash and as the two lookouts entered the store, purchased a pack of cigarettes with that money.
The offender who made the phone call was described as Asian, age 20, 5-foot-8, thin and wearing a dark-colored hoodie and blue jeans. The gunman was described as black, age 20 and wearing a mask, gloves and a backpack. The first lookout was described as black, age 20, 6 foot, thin and wearing a dark-colored hoodie and blue jeans while the second lookout was described as Asian, age 20, 5-foot-9, stocky and wearing a two-toned gray shirt and dark-colored cargo pants.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
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