Thieves Have Stolen Millions In A String Of Armored Car Heists In The Philadelphia Area, Authorities Say

Authorities successful Pennsylvania are investigating whether 2 suspects accused of stealing much than half a cardinal dollars from an armored car this week are connected to a drawstring of caller heists successful nan Philadelphia area, a constabulary charismatic said Wednesday.

It isn’t clear if nan robbery Tuesday successful suburban Philadelphia is linked to nan others, said Lt. Andrew Snyder of nan Cheltenham Township Police Department.

But Snyder said his section is portion of a associated investigation examining links to nan erstwhile thefts, including 1 successful which suspects equipped pinch AR15-style rifles are accused of stealing much than $2 cardinal from a Brinks driver astatine a Philadelphia Home Depot successful June.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for Pennsylvania's Eastern District announced 3 arrests successful that lawsuit Wednesday connected robbery and firearms charges.

The prosecutor's agency identified 1 of nan suspects, Trayvine Jackson, 31, arsenic a erstwhile worker of Brinks, nan aforesaid institution progressive successful Tuesday's robbery.

In an email, a lawyer for Jackson described his customer arsenic a dedicated family man pinch a long-standing activity history and nary criminal record.

"At this early pre-indictment stage, it is pre-mature to remark connected what are astatine this constituent specified allegations," said nan lawyer, David Mischak.

A lawyer for different defendant, Daishaun Hughes-Murchison, declined to comment. An lawyer for nan 3rd suspect, Brian Wallace, did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

NBC Philadelphia reported that overmuch of nan money successful nan June robbery was recovered.

A spokesperson for nan Philadelphia Police Department, which is progressive successful nan associated investigation, referred questions astir nan probe to nan FBI. A spokesperson for nan bureau declined to comment. A spokesperson for Brinks did not respond to a petition for comment.

Tuesday's robbery occurred conscionable earlier 10:30 a.m. astatine an H-Mart successful Cheltenham, northbound of Philadelphia, nan township's constabulary section said successful a news release.

Security video released by nan section showed a Brinks driver stepping distant from an armored truck. Seconds later, 2 group pinch hoods, gloves and guns tin beryllium seen moving aft nan driver. Moments later, they tally backmost nan different way.

One was equipped pinch an AR15-style weapon, according to nan news release. The different had a handgun. They disarmed nan driver and are believed to person stolen astir $700,000, according to nan release.

The robbers fled successful a achromatic Acura that was later recovered abandoned.

In different lawsuit connected July 15, a Brinks worker opened occurrence connected 2 men who he said tried to rob him successful northeast Philadelphia, NBC Philadelphia reported. The men fled successful a achromatic late-model Nissan pinch tinted windows, according to nan station.

In different lawsuit earlier that month, 3 group — including 1 equipped pinch an AR-15 style firearm — are accused of robbing a Brinks worker successful a adjacent portion of Philadelphia, nan position reported.

It isn't clear if location person been immoderate arrests successful nan lawsuit aliases really overmuch was stolen. A spokesperson for nan Philadelphia Police Department did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.