CENTER CITY - Philadelphia police are searching for a group of 18-year-olds who allegedly beat up a 67-year-old man after one of the teens who stole his cell phone last month in Center City.
Investigators said the victim was talking on his phone on the 1200 block of Filbert Street around 6:30 p.m. when someone grabbed it from his hand and ran away.
The victim chased after the suspect and followed him between parked cars. At least four other teens came to the defense of the alleged thief and shoved the victim to the ground.
Police said the group, which included both men and women, beat the victim with a belt, stick, and a brick. Philadelphia police are searching for a group of teens who they say assaulted a 67-year-old man who had his phone.