Police: 5 suspects sought for purse snatching and attack in Philly

Thursday, June 20, 2019
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are looking for five suspects in connection with a purse snatching and an attack.

Investigators released a video of the suspects Thursday.
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It happened back on June 12.

Police say one of these men grabbed a woman's bag in the 2500 block of Spruce Street and ran off.

A witness saw the purse snatching and chased the robber.
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Four other suspects then jumped in to stop that witness.

They knocked the man to the ground, punched and kicked him before running off.
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