Cops Seek Center City Dollar Store Robber
A man who claimed he had a gun held up the Dollar Tree at 15th and Chestnut on Saturday.
Police say the man entered the store and handed the cashier a threatening note, telling the employee he had a gun. In the surveillance video released by police, he appears to pull his one hand out of his jacket pocket, as if to show the cashier the gun. After he received an undetermined amount of cash from the register, the man fled the store on foot, going west on Chestnut Street.
Before fleeing, though, he casually strolled out of the place counting his haul.
Here’s the description released by police:
Black male, dark complexion, late teens to early 20 years-of-age, 5’6”, thin build, wearing a black hooded jacket with the hood up, partial mask on lower part of his face, blue jeans, tan boots
If you know anything about this crime, police are asking you to contact them at 215.686.8477, text a tip to 773847 (PPD TIP) or use this online form. All tips are confidential.