Pennsylvania police hunt suspects in $700K armored truck robbery
Police in Pennsylvania are searching for two suspects wanted in a armored truck robbery that unfolded in broad daylight.
(CNN)- Police in Pennsylvania are searching for two suspects wanted in a bold armored truck robbery that unfolded in broad daylight — all caught on camera.
Surveillance video shows a Brinks truck parked outside a supermarket near Philadelphia when two armed men approached the driver. According to Cheltenham Township Police Lt. Andrew Snyder, the suspects pointed firearms at the driver, ordered him to hand over his handgun, then took two bags of cash before fleeing. The entire robbery lasted about 15 seconds.
One suspect carried an AR-15–style rifle, and investigators believe the duo escaped with more than $700,000. Just moments before the holdup, a bystander was seen walking into the store, highlighting the high risk to the public.
“It really is just the level of violence, the risk of violence to all the bystanders — it was very, very high,” Snyder said, adding that the robbery happened “out in the open” with nothing stopping it.
Tuesday’s heist is the latest in a string of armored truck robberies across Pennsylvania this summer. In June, prosecutors say gunmen stole more than $2 million from another Brinks driver outside a Home Depot. Three suspects have been arrested in that case, including a former Brinks employee.
Brinks declined to comment on the robbery, directing all questions to law enforcement. Authorities are investigating whether the incidents are connected.
