Second armed robbery reported at West Oak Lane convenience store in three months [updated with video]
Surveillance footage from March, when a man used a sawed-off shotgun to rob a Stenton Avenue convenience store. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Police Department)
A 24-year-old cashier at a Stenton Avenue 7-Eleven location was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday morning.
According to police, the unknown robber entered the store located at 1830 Stenton Ave. at 3:25 a.m., showed the cashier a handgun in his waistband, reached for it and said, “Give me the money, old head.”
The robber then grabbed $30 in cash out of the register and ran off. No injuries were reported.
The unknown suspect is described as a 5-foot 11-inch tall black man in his 20s with a medium build. He was wearing black jeans at the time.
The robbery comes three months after a pair of men used a sawed-off shotgun to rob the same convenience store of $50.
Police ask anyone with information about Thursday’s case, or suspect, to call Northwest Detective Division at (215) 686-3353/54 or the tipsline at (215) 686-TIPS, text a tip to PPD TIP (773847) or send it in via the department’s website.
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