Armed Men Targeting Cell Phone Stores

**Story** · December 12th, 2009, 01:05 PM

The first robbery was committed by two men around 4:20, Thursday afternoon, at a Cricket Wireless store on the 6300 block of Woodland Avenue.

Captain Benjamin Naish of Southwest Detectives says one man is about 5-feet-4 inches tall, between 18 and 23 years-old. The other man is about 6'2", in his late 20s or early 30s (pictured above).

http://www.kyw1060.com/Police---Arme...Stores/5877296

**DaveM55** · December 12th, 2009, 05:58 PM

A large percentage of the customers at a Cricket store pay by cash and the crooks know it.

Heck the crooks are probably customers there too.

**Story** · December 17th, 2009, 08:36 PM

Sounds like a business deal gone bad.

Man Shot and Killed in Hotel Parking Lot in SW Phila.
by KYW's Al Novack
Posted: Thursday, 17 December 2009 5:46AM

Philadelphia homicide detectives say a 28-year-old man was shot and killed in the parking lot of Marriott Residence Inn located at Island and Bartram Avenues in Southwest Philadelphia.

Police theorize the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was shot around 1am in what may have been a robbery attempt.

Police have no one under arrest and no suspects. There's no word if the dead victim was a guest at the hotel.