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Armed suspects steal Rolex watch from groom in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood
ABC News(WPVI Philadelphia) ^
| 12/12/2021
Posted on 12/12/2021 3:37:04 PM PST by Kid Shelleen
Philadelphia police are searching for multiple suspects who robbed a groom in the city's Old City neighborhood.
It happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday as the groom was walking toward National Mechanics Restaurant on South 3rd Street.
Police say the groom was getting some fresh air during his wedding reception when he was robbed of his Rolex watch by two armed men.
The suspects were able to get away after the theft.
The men were described as wearing all black and reportedly fled in a dark-colored vehicle.
The groom was not injured in the incident.
Police are also investigating several armed robberies that have taken place in Center City in recent weeks, but investigators have not said if the Old City incident is connected.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
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This is not a repeat from Friday night. I think spotters are watching for people wearing expensive jewelry and then calling their thug buddies. They know the police are defanged so they rob without fear. You know things are bad when even chichi hipsters are not safe at their own wedding.
To: 2banana; Albion Wilde; Antoninus; big truck; brityank; bt-99; ConorMacNessa; cowboyusa; ...
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:37:43 PM PST
by
Kid Shelleen
(Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
To: Kid Shelleen
National news!! meanwhile in our gubmint....
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:39:05 PM PST
by
mylife
(Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
To: Kid Shelleen
"You know things are bad when even chichi hipsters are not safe at their own wedding. " Yup. Listen to the liberals squeeling now.
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:39:15 PM PST
by
blam
To: Kid Shelleen
The men were described as wearing all black and reportedly fled in a dark-colored vehicle. Good description. Certainly not racist. Which is the main thing.
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:39:20 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Alec Baldwin has killed more people than the Jan 6 protesters. And he will serve less jail time.)
To: Kid Shelleen
sounds like an insurance scam
To: Kid Shelleen
No better place to wear your Rolex than Philly. Right?
To: Kid Shelleen
The assailants were wearing dark clothing and drove away in a dark vehicle. Is it safe to assume they have a dark complexion since the reporter failed to mention their race?
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:41:29 PM PST
by
thegagline
(Sic semper tyrannis)
To: Kid Shelleen
I always walk around with expensive bling at 11:30 at night...
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:42:06 PM PST
by
mylife
(Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
To: thegagline
No they were probably part of the Amish element in nearby Lancaster County.
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:42:20 PM PST
by
MSF BU
To: Kid Shelleen
reminds one of congress conducting a hearing. Nobody arrested and hundreds of millions missing …. For nothing gained and much was lost
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:42:23 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
( The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them)
To: TexasFreeper2009
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:42:42 PM PST
by
mylife
(Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:42:51 PM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: Kid Shelleen
was they wearing MAGA hats?
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:43:25 PM PST
by
mylife
(Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
To: ClearCase_guy
Boy, it sure would be nice if the description were to enable the reader to clear 75% of the population!
To: Kid Shelleen
“The men were described as wearing all black and reportedly fled in a dark-colored vehicle.”
Perchance, were they wearing MAGA hats, speaking with a Nigerian accent, put a noose around his neck and splash bleach on him?
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:46:23 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
obviously a diversion story, while joe provokes a war and tanks the economy
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posted on
12/12/2021 3:48:14 PM PST
by
mylife
(Christmas is cancelled, all the reindeer have Covid and a red nose, Donner and Prancer and Vaxxen)
To: TexasFreeper2009
That was my thought, too.
What groom walks out of a wedding...surely a buddy would go with him.
So these masked banditos were waiting in the alley in case someone with a real expensive watch walked out??
This is one for Barnaby Jones.
To: TexasFreeper2009
Because even most rich people are sheep the demand for Rolexes currently far outstrips supply. Watches that retail for under $10k are selling used for over $20k. Being small, watches pack a lot of illgotten gains in a small package. This is not an insurance scam but a longstanding problem for rich sheep.
To: Kid Shelleen
How did they know he was wearing a Rolex? His sleeves would have covered it.
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