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FBI, Police Probe Armed Robbery of Brinks Truck in Northeast Philadelphia

The case highlights a spate of recent armored-truck heists in the region.

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.