Philly Pizza Shop Robbed At Gunpoint Sept 11: Police

PHILADELPHIA – A North Philadelphia pizza shop was robbed at gunpoint the evening of Sept. 11, according to Philadelphia Police.

Police said a man armed with a handgun and a bandanna covering his face came into Papa Joe’s pizza at 7204 Ogontz Ave. at about 11:44 p.m. as the shop was closing.

The armed man demanded money from the cash registers and took about $500 from the register, police said.

While this was happening, another man was standing outside the shop as a lookout, according to police.

The armed man fled the store and both ran away from the scene heading toward Walnut Lane, police said.

The armed man was described as a black man about 20 years old with a dark complexion. He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with a white horizontal stripe on the front with "ELITE" written on the sleeves, a blue and white bandanna over his face, black sneakers, and a lanyard hanging from his back pocket, police said.

The lookout was described a black man about 20 years old. Police said he may have had facial hair and was wearing a reddish hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and two-tone blue sneakers.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact Det. Hughes with the Northwest Detective Division at (215) 686-3353 or (215) 686-3354.

Do not approach these suspects if they are seen and instead contact 911 immediately.

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