Wawa robbery
may be linked
Northeast Detectives Division is looking for the man who robbed a Wissinoming convenience store earlier this month. The robbery took place at 2:01 a.m. on Thursday, April 12, at the Wawa at 6001 Harbison Ave. (at Comly Street).
The suspect is white, 20 to 25 years old, 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 to 160 pounds. He was wearing a gray, zippered hooded sweatshirt.
The individual is suspected in four other robberies since March 22. Two of them were at the Harbison Avenue Wawa and the other two were at the Wawa at 6400 Torresdale Ave. (at Levick Street) in Tacony.
In each case, the bandit entered the store in the early morning hours and demanded cash from the register. He told employees that he has a gun and would shoot them unless they cooperate.
Anyone with information is asked to call Northeast Detectives special investigations unit, robbery section, at 215-686-3153.