Overview
- Two men with rifles held up a Brinks armored truck in Northeast Philadelphia shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday and fled with cash, police said.
- The holdup took place on the 7200 block of Torresdale Avenue in Tacony, and officers reported no injuries or arrests.
- Investigators towed a blue Acura SUV that police believe was the getaway vehicle after finding it near Front Street and Fairmount Avenue in Northern Liberties.
- WPVI, citing police sources, reported that $1.8 million was taken, though the amount has not been confirmed by police or the FBI.
- The FBI is working with Philadelphia police on the case, which follows multiple high-dollar armored-truck robberies in the area over the past year.