Police searching for armed robbery suspect

Police believe a man who robbed a Metro PCS store in Crescentville on July 29 is the same one who robbed a Metro PCS store in Northeast Philadelphia a week earlier.

Officials are asking for help from the public to arrest the suspect, and have posted surveillance footage from both robberies online.

On July 22, a man walked into a Metro PCS and pointed a black handgun at an employee while he demanded money.  The man left the store on Bustleton Avenue near Glenview Street with $100 in cash, and fled on foot along Knorr Street, police said.

The suspect was described as a dark-skinned black man, who is between 50 and 60 years old, stands about 6-feet-tall, and weighs about 230 pounds. Police said the man had a salt and pepper beard.

On July 29, an armed robbery was reported at a Metro PCS store on in Crescentville.

Surveillance footage recorded a man matching the description of the suspect from the prior robbery as he approached and left the store.

Anyone with information on the suspect is encouraged to call the Northeast Detective Division at 215-686-3153.