Two gunmen attacked a Brinks armored truck driver as he was making a delivery to the H Mart in Elkins Park, police said. Read more GOOGLEMAPS
by Vinny Vella Published Aug. 12, 2025, 2:53 p.m. ET
Two thieves armed with a rifle stole at least $700,000 from an armored truck making a delivery to a shopping center in Elkins Park, police said Tuesday.
Investigators believe the suspects are connected to a series of similar truck heists that have occurred in recent weeks in Northeast Philadelphia .
Tuesday’s robbery took place around 10:30 a.m., when a Brinks truck was parked outside of the H Mart grocery store on Cheltenham Avenue near Old York Road, police said.
Two men, one armed with an AK-style rifle and the other a handgun, approached the driver and demanded the cash, acc