An armed man ordered everyone to the ground inside a Point Breeze doughnut shop last week and, as he left with a customer’s cash, yelled out, “It’s not about you. It’s about the Koreans.”
Wearing all black and carrying a large gun covered in a plastic bag, the man entered M&M Fresh Donuts, 2118 Washington Ave., and ordered three customers, including a 7-year-old, to the floor at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 26, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.
When he tried to access the back of the store where the 55-year-old owner was, he found a locked iron gate blocking his path. He instead picked up a 44-year-old woman’s $238 from the ground, pointed his gun at the register through the service window, and screamed the strange statement as he exited the store. There were no injuries.
The man was described as black, in his 30s, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, thin and wearing cutoff, three-quarter-length black pants, a black long-sleeve shirt and gray sneakers with a wide stripe on the side. He was carrying a black satchel and had black material covering his face.
To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.
Contact Staff Writer Amanda Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
What was behind the gunfire that left a man paralyzed from the neck down on the 1400 block of South 20th Street is still unknown.
A 14-year-old was charged with robbing a driver at gunpoint as he parked his car on a Point Breeze street early Monday. The 32-year-old stopped on the 1400 block of South 22th Street and, as he removed the keys from the ignition at 12:05 a.m., the teen allegedly walked up to the driver’s-side window and demanded money, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The offender is believed to have pulled a chrome-colored weapon from underneath this shirt and said, “Give it to me now or I’ll bang you.” The man handed over his wallet with $9 and identification, as well as his keys. The teen allegedly fled south toward Gerritt Street on a mountain bike, Tolliver said. Police arrived on the scene minutes later and saw a 14-year-old boy riding a bike on Gerritt’s sidewalk, Tolliver said. Police followed him westbound for three blocks and arrested him on the 2400 block of Reed Street. Police found $9 on the resident from the 2600 block of Earp Street, Tolliver said. He was charged with robbery, theft, simple assault, firearm violations and related offenses. Contact Staff Writer Amanda Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117....
The stun gun used in the robbery of a 24-year-old near the Italian Market Monday evening was recovered, but the duo responsible are still at-large.
The man who allegedly murdered a Passyunk Square woman was apprehended last week for her, as well as a Logan man’s, death.
On a Grays Ferry street, police spotted a Mercedes-Benz going the wrong way down a one-way street and then discovered the driver had allegedly just run over her ex-girlfriend.
The duo allegedly responsible for two robberies of a Grays Ferry home were nabbed by police — and the second burglary is believed to have caught a neighbor on video surveillance doing the deed.
A group of four followed the three teens they believed mugged them in Marconi Plaza, leading police to a Girard Estate home.
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