Trio sought in carjacking, robbery of two men forced to disrobe
Philadelphia police are searching for three men who, they say, forced two other men at gunpoint to disrobe in a dark alley in Logan before robbing them of thousands of dollars and stealing their car Thursday night.
Philadelphia police are searching for three men who, they say, forced two other men at gunpoint to disrobe in a dark alley in Logan before robbing them of thousands of dollars and stealing their car Thursday night.
Police say the two victims, 22 and 25, were getting into the 22-year-old's car around 10:15 p.m. at 18th and West Albanus Streets when a man emerged from a side street and pointed a handgun at the 22-year-old's head. Then, police said, another two men ran out of a driveway and pointed guns at the 25-year-old.
The victims were forced into a back doorway behind Albanus Street and forced to remove their clothes, police said. The three men then took the car keys to the 22-year-old's 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix and ordered the victims into the back seat.
The men drove to a Sunoco about a mile away, on the 100 block of West Queen Lane in Penn-Knox, police said. They forced the younger victim to give his PIN number, and one used his ATM card to withdraw $600, police said.
When the man returned to the car, police said, he forced the victims out - still sans clothes - and drove off. In addition to the ATM withdrawal, the 22-year-old was robbed of his car, a wallet with $180 in cash, his cell phone and his keys. The 25-year-old victim was robbed of $4,000 in cash.
At around 1 a.m. Friday, police found the car on the 100 block of East Garfield Street in East Germantown, just over a half mile from the site of the abduction. Police also found the men's clothing in the driveway where they were made to disrobe.
Police described the suspects only as three black men, whom the victims did not recognize. An investigation is ongoing.