PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of robbing a 50-year-old woman at gunpoint while her 16-year-old son was with her on Delancey Street.
Police reported that the woman and her son parked their vehicle in the 300 block of Delancey Street at approximately 10:05 p.m. Aug. 12.
As the woman gathered her belongings, an unknown man allegedly approached her, pointed a handgun at her and demanded her wallet and cellphone, according to investigators.
The woman handed over her wallet but was unable to locate her phone, police reported. The suspect then allegedly patted the woman’s pockets while searching for the phone before demanding the 16-year-old’s wallet. Police said the teen did not have one.
The suspect allegedly fled north on South 3rd Street with the woman’s wallet. Investigators reported that surveillance footage showed the man in the area for approximately 45 minutes before the robbery.
Police described the suspect as a Black man believed to be in his late 40s to early 50s, approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall and having a heavy build. The Philadelphia Police Central Detective Division has released surveillance images and video in an effort to identify him.
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is asked to contact Detective Hobbs of the Central Detective Division at 215-686-3093 or 215-686-3094. The case is listed under district control number 26-09-104607.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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