Male Robs Philly Drug Store Wearing Pandemic Gear
by Alex Lloyd Gross
In 2020 it was normal to see people go into stores with their faces completely covered. Now, three years later it is not. That fact did not stop a 20 something year old black male from risking his freedom for a few dollars. He walked into the Rite Aid on the 2100 block of North Broad Street and approached the cash register, dressed in full face covering gear.
He showed a gun and threatened to shoot the cashier unless he was given money. The cashier then gave him $373.00. He fled on foot. This happened during the early afternoon, about 1:00 PM on September 17, 2023.He is wearing a Nike hoodie. Police released a video in the hopes that someone will know him and turn him in.
When arrested, he will face a mandatory five years in jail, even if the gun was a toy. There is a good chance that the feds will also charge him with gun crimes as well.
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Central Detective Division:
215-686-3093/3094
Det. Addison
DC 23-22-054912