US EditionArmed Robbers Seize Up to $800K from Brinks Truck in Cheltenham
Authorities say the suspects used an AK-style rifle and handgun to steal between $700,000 and $800,000 and are investigating links to other armored truck robberies this summer.
- Two armed men robbed an armored Brinks truck on Tuesday around 10:30 a.m. outside the H Mart on Cheltenham Avenue in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
- The robbery occurred amid a series of similar armored truck heists in recent weeks across Northeast Philadelphia, which investigators believe are linked.
- The two suspects, one carrying a rifle similar to an AK and the other holding a handgun, confronted the driver, demanding she hand over her weapon before escaping westbound through Philadelphia in a black Acura TLX with tinted windows.
- Lieutenant Andy Snyder of the Cheltenham Police reported that the suspects demanded the driver surrender her firearm before stealing between seven and eight hundred thousand dollars in cash from the armored vehicle, noting that no shots were fired and no injuries occurred.
- The FBI assists Philadelphia police in investigating the case, reflecting heightened concerns over multiple armored truck robberies and ongoing efforts to apprehend the suspects.
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