Armed robbery at Dollar General in North Philadelphia caught on camera
Police say the male suspect approached the cash register and placed a container of lemonade on the counter.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are searching for an armed robber who stole hundreds of dollars from a dollar store in North Philadelphia.
It happened around 10:25 a.m. on Sept. 10 at the Dollar General on the 1300 block of West Lehigh Avenue.
Police say the male suspect approached the cash register and placed a container of lemonade on the counter.
He gave the cashier a $10 bill. When the cashier opened the register, police say the suspect pulled out a handgun.
He then reached over the counter and took approximately $400 in cash.
The suspect fled and was last seen south on 13th Street.
The suspect, seen in new surveillance video released by police on Wednesday, is described as a Black male, 20 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with white drawstrings, black sweatpants with white stripes down the side and armed with a silver and black handgun.
Anyone with information should call police at 215-686-3093/3094.
