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Blotter: Attempted Strong-Arm Robbery at Pepperidge Farms

The following information has been provided by the Marple Township Police Department. Any arrests or charges mentioned do not indicate guilt or conviction.

BROOMALL–On Jan. 15 at approximately 11 a.m., Marple police responded to the Pepperidge Farms store on Sproul Road for an attempted strong-arm robbery. While en route to the store, police were informed that the alleged robber was a woman wearing a dark red hooded sweatshirt with no weapon implied. According to the report, the woman was last seen leaving the parking lot toward Cedar Grove Road in a maroon sedan. Upon arrival, police met with the employee who stated that the woman had entered the store, took two bags of baby cheddar goldfish off of the shelf and approached the cash register, according to the report. The employee then stated, according to the report, that when he opened the cash register, the woman told the employee, “Give me…

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Police: Cash, Purse Stolen in Strong-Arm Robbery in Front of Broomall Home

Marple Township Police Department reported a strong-arm robbery that occurred in front of a home on Vassar Road in Broomall on July 14.

BROOMALL–Marple Township Police Department are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred on July 14 in front of a home on Vassar Road in Broomall. At approximately 5:10 a.m. on July 14, Marple police responded to the unit block of Vassar Road for a reported strong-arm robbery. According to the report, the homeowners were attacked by an unknown man when they returned home from closing their business. The homeowners, who own a bar in Philadelphia, told police they closed the bar at the usual time and did not notice anyone following them upon arriving home. The couple arrived home around 4:55 a.m. and parked their vehicle in the driveway. When the wife was getting out of the vehicle, she was grabbed from behind and dragged onto the …

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