Crime & Safety
Delivery Driver Bound With Zip Ties In Whitemarsh, Robbed: Cops
A delivery driver was bound with zip ties and robbed in Whitemarsh early Tuesday, police said.
WHITEMARSH, PA — A truck driver in Whitemarsh was robbed and tied up with zip ties early Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4 at a business on Campus Drive near Militia Hill Road, according to police.
The Quick Courier driver was flagged down by a man asking for directions, when another man wearing a mask and holding a gun appeared, the report states.
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The two men tied the driver up and put him in the back of the truck, and then drove it off down Militia Hill Road to Stenton Avenue in Springfield Township. A third suspect, driving an SUV, followed the group.
The suspects ultimately stopped near Whitemarsh Avenue, where they proceeded to dump the contents from the back of the truck into the SUV, police said.
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The three suspects then fled the scene, and left the driver bound in the back of the truck with minor injuries.
Police discovered the truck shortly thereafter.
The incident is under investigation. If you have any information or were near the area at the time, call Whitemarsh Police at 610-825-6530.
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