Police: Suspects Rob Rita's Water Ice Store In Philly
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PHILADELPHIA -
Instigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for two men wanted for robbing a Rita's Water Ice in Philadelphia.
According to police, two suspects approached a store employee just as the shop on the 1600 block of Belfield Avenue was closing on August 29 at 10 p.m.
Police say when the employee noticed one of the suspects with a gun, she ran into the store.
Both suspects followed the employee into the store, where they forced her and another employee onto the floor.
Surveillance video obtained by police shows the two suspects raiding the cash register. Police say they took an undetermined amount of cash and left the store.
Police describe the first suspect as a black male in his late teens to early 20s. The first suspect is 5'8" tall with a medium build and dark complexion. He was seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt with a "New York Yankees" logo on the sleeve. He had black basketball shorts and white "Air Jordan" type sneakers on.
The second suspect is described by police as a black male in his late teens to early 20s with a medium build. He was seen wearing a white and black horizontal striped hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and black sneakers.
If you have any information on this incident, you're asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS (8477). You can text a tip to 773847.
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