Armed robber targets businesses in Chestnut Hill, West Oak Lane

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Friday, March 24, 2017
Armed robber targets businesses in Chestnut Hill, West Oak Lane
Philadelphia police are looking for a serial armed robber who's targeted businesses in Chestnut Hill and West Oak Lane.

Philadelphia police are looking for a serial armed robber who's targeted businesses in Chestnut Hill and West Oak Lane.

Action News obtained surveillance video from two of three robberies.

The robber pulled a knife on an employee at the Metro PCS on Stenton Avenue on Tuesday, but didn't get any money.

The next day, the same suspect held up a different Metro PCS on Ogontz Avenue and got $120.

He's also accused of trying to rob a Gateway Cleaners on Germantown Avenue last Saturday.

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