Comic Store Owner Beaten, Tied Up, Threatened With Death: Police

LOWER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —A comic store owner was beaten, tied up and threatened with a knife before two suspects fled with comic books, action figures and Pokemon cards.

Lower Southampton Police went Sunday to the Comic Collection store on 83 Bustleton Pike in Feasterville for an assault and robbery in which two men entered the store and asked the business owner for help in getting merchandise off a high shelf.

Once the owner went up the ladder, one male violently knocked him off and he fell to the ground, police said.

The two males began to beat the unidentified victim, tied him up and held a knife to his face threatening to kill him if he did not cooperate.

They then pulled out two large duffel bags from a backpack and loaded them up with a laptop, the victim’s keys, cash, comic books, Pokemon cards, action figures, and other store merchandise.

They emptied his wallet and left his credit cards behind.

Police said the victim suffered numerous contusions, lacerations, and broken ribs.

Both suspects wore black disposable latex gloves and used black zip ties to secure the victim. They left the duffel bags in the woods nearby while being pursued by police.

Suspect #1 wore a black hoodie, jeans, sneakers, a beanie, and a black Covid mask during the robbery. While running from officers, he removed the hoodie and beanie. Police said he was wearing a Rolling Rock beer T-shirt and had a distinctive tattoo on his left forearm.

Suspect #2 wore a red “Deadpool” (comic book character) T-shirt, black pants, sneakers, and a black Covid mask. The red shirt was recovered by police.

All the collected evidence will be submitted to the Pennsylvania State Police Crime Lab for forensic analysis.

Anyone with information about this crime or who recognizes the involved males, please contact Detective Dan DiLello at 215-357-1235 ext. 408, or email him at rdilello@lstwp.org. You may also submit a tip.