Pa. pawn shop raided by federal agents as part of nationwide theft ring investigation: reports

Pa. pawn shop raided by federal agents as part of nationwide theft ring investigation: reports

A Philadelphia pawn shop was raided by federal agents as part of a multi-million dollar retail theft ring Wednesday, according to news reports.The incident occured at Society Hill Loan, a fixture operated at Seventh and South streets since 1929, where the shop was searched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Philadelphia authorities as part of an investigation into the nationwide ring.

South Street pawn shop raided by federal agents as part of retail theft investigation

Society Hill Loan, a pawn shop that has operated at Seventh and South streets in Philadelphia for nearly 100 years, was raided by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents and Philadelphia police on Wednesday as part of a retail theft investigation.

Federal agents raid Philadelphia pawn shop in connection with nationwide theft ring: Sources

Neighbors watched as agents hauled boxes marked as evidence out of the store and loaded them into unmarked cargo trucks.