Update: Detectives arrest Craigslist carjackers
Police capture West Philly men who used a bogus $300 iPad Craigslist advertisment to lure victims into gunpoint robberies.
Update: Detectives arrest Craigslist carjackers
Police captured three West Philly men who used a bogus $300 iPad Craigslist advertisment to lure victims into gunpoint robberies.
Terrance Brown, 21, of the 600 block of Wynnewood Road, dreamed up the scheme that duped two victims in Southwest Philadelphia last Sunday, police said.
Around 10:20 p.m., Brown's cohorts, Malcolm Craig, 18, and Edward Brown, 19, met a 45-year-old Sharon Hill man at the Penrose Plaza Shopping Center who wanted to buy the iPad, said Police Lt. John Walker of Southwest Detective Division.
Only thing, there was no iPad, just Craig and Brown with a handgun.
Craig waved the gun, and the thugs made off with the victim's $300, Walker said.
Just 25 minutes later, the alleged thieves met a 25-year-old King of Prussia man on the 6700 block of Yocum Street, where they robbed him of his 2009 silver Toyota Corolla and $275. (Apparently, he was looking to bargain the iPad's asking price down.)
Early Tuesday morning, police spotted the Corolla near 62st and Walnut. After a brief foot chase, police nabbed Brown and Craig, Walker said.
Terrance Brown, the alleged ringleader, was arrested at his home a few hours later.
They are all facing robbery, carjacking, and gun charges, Walker said.
beware of deals that seem to good to be true!!— Tom813
Comment removed.- they'll be out in 12 hours— buttslapper
- Huh, I bet these three never finished 5th grade.— Bruno Sammartino
- Stupid. stupid. stupid. Y would anyone think that they would be able to buy an ipad down in the ghetto for $300. these people are yups from the suburbs who deserve to have their money taken from them.— summerdaleSULLY
- no description of the guys? lol— Philly54321
- These morons were still driving a stolen car 2 days later. Not to worry, they will be well schooled in the joint on how to be a smarter criminal when they get out.— hulk0455
- How dumb can these ppl be they must dont read the news— teebone40
- The usual suspects!— phillyfanboy
- ONLY a dummy would have went to SouthWest philly looking for anything.Just the name alone,scares the whits out of me.— knicknasty
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- high tech thugs rollin on Dubs— frank_the_tank
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- "no description of the guys? lol— Philly54321" ... LMAO, I'm sure it was 3 jewish boys
— Jake11 - you're hilarious! — Schrese
- I know the grandmother of one of the thugs, her daughter, the mother of the thug died in 2006. How sad her son ended up like this— chula830
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