WEST PHILADELPHIA - A string of armed robberies in one neighborhood and police want everyone to be on high alert.
Keep the head up and eyes and ears open."I always keep my guard up," Ka-lyn Billups commented.That’s what police want to hear, as officers in the 18th District, in West Philadelphia, are warning of a recent and concerning pattern of armed robberies near 52nd and Market Streets.Lots of people pass through and police urge everyone to be on alert.
Investigators say two men are wanted for holding people up at gunpoint at all hours of the day and night. They’re after money, cell phones and other flashy items.