Crime & Safety

Woman Bound And Robbed Near St. Joseph's University: Police

One suspect was armed with a gun when he and another entered the victim's Woodbine Avenue residence, police say.

Philadelphia Police said a woman was tied up with duct tape and robbed early Wednesday morning in Overbrook near St. Joseph's University.

According to police, at about 5:04 a.m. two two black males, one armed with a gun, forced their way into a residence on the 5600 block of Woodbine Avenue.

When they got inside the residence, the men tied a female victim up whit duct tape then stole the victim's 2006 dark blue or green Hyundai Sonata, as well as an iPad, iPhone and wallet, police said.

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Police said no injuries were reported in the incident.

No arrests stemming from the incident have been made, police said.

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Only one of the suspects was given a description, with police saying he has a "thin build" and was wearing all black at the time of the incident.

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