Fred Fuller
Moderator Emeritus
One more thing to watch out for in convenience stores...
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http://www.wbir.com/news/archive.aspx?storyid=42592
Splash and Grab
Date created: 2/22/2007 11:50:49 AM
Last updated: 2/22/2007 11:53:50 AM
Customers at the Wawa Market in Magnolia, New Jersey have a message for the thugs that are caring out a series of horrifying attacks at convenience stores all over the tri=state area.
"If you want money, go and work for it. There are enough jobs out here."
"It's a horrible person. I mean, there has got to be a better way to find money then to take a chance to hurt someone by coming out to a Wawa's and hurting someone with hot coffee or something."
The crimes are being called "splash and grab." Take a look at how the crime plays out at a Wawa's in south Philadelphia. The crooks take hot coffee or hot chocolate to the counter. They have no intention of paying for it. Instead, its tossed in the face of an un expecting cashier and in some cases police say the victims have been permanently disfigured.
"We can't tell if it's the same crew or a copy cat so until we review the surveillance tapes."
Police say the woman will be OK. Investigators in Philadelphia say in all of their cases they have more than one man approach the stores' clerks. But here in Magnolia police think their robbery worked the store inside alone.
"So a lone man, walked into the store. Grabbed a cup of hot chocolate. Walked over to the cash register and threw it on her."
In most cases the crooks total take is fairly low. Maybe 200 bucks according to police. A small prize to walk away with the crooks can scare even blind their victims.
Dawn Timmeney, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA
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http://www.wbir.com/news/archive.aspx?storyid=42592
Splash and Grab
Date created: 2/22/2007 11:50:49 AM
Last updated: 2/22/2007 11:53:50 AM
Customers at the Wawa Market in Magnolia, New Jersey have a message for the thugs that are caring out a series of horrifying attacks at convenience stores all over the tri=state area.
"If you want money, go and work for it. There are enough jobs out here."
"It's a horrible person. I mean, there has got to be a better way to find money then to take a chance to hurt someone by coming out to a Wawa's and hurting someone with hot coffee or something."
The crimes are being called "splash and grab." Take a look at how the crime plays out at a Wawa's in south Philadelphia. The crooks take hot coffee or hot chocolate to the counter. They have no intention of paying for it. Instead, its tossed in the face of an un expecting cashier and in some cases police say the victims have been permanently disfigured.
"We can't tell if it's the same crew or a copy cat so until we review the surveillance tapes."
Police say the woman will be OK. Investigators in Philadelphia say in all of their cases they have more than one man approach the stores' clerks. But here in Magnolia police think their robbery worked the store inside alone.
"So a lone man, walked into the store. Grabbed a cup of hot chocolate. Walked over to the cash register and threw it on her."
In most cases the crooks total take is fairly low. Maybe 200 bucks according to police. A small prize to walk away with the crooks can scare even blind their victims.
Dawn Timmeney, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA