Wash West Tria Robbed


At around 2:30 a.m. on Monday morning, Tria Cafe’s 12th and Spruce street location was robbed. According to NBC Philadelphia, two suspects walked into the bar and put a fake gun to an employee’s head. The bandits made it out with a reported $1,500 in cash.

No one was hurt in the robbery and the suspects remain on the loose.

UPDATE: Tria has issued the following statement.

We are referring all inquiries to the Philadelphia Police Department as this is a police matter.  For clarification, the robbery occurred after business hours when the restaurant was already closed.  Also, it is not known if the gun used was fake or not.  No employees were injured.  We hope that anyone with information will contact the police.  All Tria locations will be open as usual today.

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