Police report armed robbery inside Philly school
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The once dilapidated Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church has been restored to its original beauty. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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Brett Boulden with Knapp Masonry, tries to keep up on the dust in the pews, which is from all the work resorting the church. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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Vince Toscano Jr. with Knapp Masonry, is wiping down one of many columns he help refurbished. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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Inside of St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church there are still signs of construction but all the scaffolding has been removed. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church has almost completed its restorations, located at the corner of Springfield Ave. and South 47th St. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
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St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church was once covered inside and out with construction scaffolding. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
Police are investigating reports of an armed robbery of a student inside a school in Philadelphia.
Investigators said the student was robbed on the third floor of Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical School at dismissal time around 3 p.m. Friday.
School District spokesman Fernando Gallard said two of the alleged robbers were students and a third person wearing a mask and armed with a gun has not been identified.
The student’s cell phone and a PSP video game system were stolen. The victim was uninjured in the incident.
Police said the robbery was caught on surveillance and they hope that will lead them to the suspects.
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