PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The FBI is investigating a recent string of robberies at 7-Eleven stores in the Philadelphia area over the last two weeks. And two new robberies overnight, which police and the FBI are now looking at, too, could be connected.
The stores that were hit are on Ridge Avenue close to Walnut Lane in Roxborough and on Fayette Street in Conshohocken. The circumstances in both are similar to the five robberies from July 22 to July 30 that the FBI says are connected.
7-Eleven Robbery: July 22
In most of the incidents, one of the robbers is on lookout duty while the other two armed men threaten the store employee and demand money, authorities said. In some cases the robbers went behind the counter and attacked the worker.
The three men, captured on surveillance cameras, have masks, sunglasses and gloves on when they rob the store of cash and other items between midnight and 2 a.m.
String of robberies
Saturday, July 22
— 2370 Dutton Mill Road, Aston Township, Delaware County
— 143 West Eagle Road, Havertown, Delaware County
Thursday, July 27
1307 Chester Pike, Sharon Hill, Delaware County
Sunday, July 30
— 791 Horsham Road, Montgomery Township, Montgomery County
— 932 Street Road, Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County
In the most recent robberies over the weekend, only two of the armed robbers were present and participated, according to the FBI.
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The FBI is offering a reward for information as they try to identify and find the three men believed to be involved in all the incidents. These subjects are considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information on these robberies or these subjects is asked to call the FBI at 215-418-4000 or go to tips.fbi.gov. Tipsters can remain anonymous.