Driver forced to strip in Logan carjacking, robbery

Friday, November 7, 2014
VIDEO: Driver forced to strip in Logan carjacking, robbery
Police are investigating a terrifying ordeal that left two young men without clothes or money.

Three suspects are on the run after police say they carjacked, kidnapped and robbed two men in Philadelphia's Logan section.

It began at 11:00 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of 18th and Rockland Streets.

Police say three men - two of which were armed with guns - forced their way into a car with two men inside.

After making the 22-year-old driver and 25-year-old passenger remove their pants, shoes and sweatshirt, they drove to a Sunoco A-plus mini-mart in the 100 block of West Queen Lane in Germantown.

At that point one of the assailants took the driver's ATM card and pin number and went inside to a cash machine.

"One of the perpetrators goes into the Sunoco and uses the MAC machine takes about $600 in cash," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.

Police later said the big money came from the 25-year-old victim - roughly $4,000 in cash.

After withdrawing the cash, the gunmen forced the victims out of the car and fled.

It's not clear if the pair was just randomly selected or if they were specifically targeted.

It's not known if their assailants knew they might have thousands of dollars in cash on hand.

Police recovered the victim's dark green Pontiac Grand Prix about a mile from the gas station. Police say it will be checked for fingerprints.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Philadelphia Police or 911.