Police seek suspects in Germantown Ave. mini-mart armed robbery
Three unknown men targeted Papi’s Mini Mart at 4201 Germantown Ave. for an armed robbery just after 7 a.m. Thursday.
Security footage captured one of the men pointing a gun at a worker and scuffling with employees from whom they demanded money.
The robbers made off with an estimated $1,800 in cash and no shots were fired, according to a police.
The suspects — three black males ranging from 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall — concealed their faces with a white hooded sweatshirt, a white cloth or a dark face mask. One carried a yellow-and-black backpack.
The Germantown Avenue mini-mart is located just on the Hunting Park side of Roosevelt Boulevard.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the tipsline at (215) 686-8477, Northwest Detectives at (215) 686-3353/54 or submit tips via the Police Department’s website.
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