SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Police in South Philadelphia are investigating three armed robberies over a 30-minute period.
A fourth holdup took place at a local gas station the day before.It was a scary scene inside a South Philadelphia convenience store Monday night as two masked men stepped to the counter to buy something, pulled out their guns and announced a robbery."They go to work and somebody points a gun at them.
It is heartbreaking. What kind of world do we live in?" asked Vincent Emmanuel, with Delaware Valley Franchise Owners Association.Surveillance cameras rolled as two gun touting suspects fled to a blue car in the parking lot at 23rd and Passyunk, then made a clean getaway.