3 men wanted in connection with Southwest Philly store robbery

Suspects wanted in Southwest Philadelphia commercial burglary
Photo credit Philadelphia Police Department

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are searching for three men they say broke into a grocery store last month in Southwest Philadelphia and stole several thousand dollars.

It happened around 3 a.m. on Feb. 23. Surveillance footage released by police shows two men trek through the snow in the back of Mi Tienda Hispana on 70th and Elmwood streets with a tool of some sort.

They then disappear, and a different pair returns about three hours later, approaching the back door with what appears to be the same tool as before. One went inside and stole a laptop, cellphone and several thousand dollars in cash before taking off on foot westbound along Elmwood Avenue.

If you have any information on these suspects or the break-in, police urge you to contact 215-686-8477.

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