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Lower Merion Deli Robbed By Armed Gunmen Saturday Night

By Al Novack

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Lower Merion Township police are looking for three men who robbed a well known deli Saturday night. No one was hurt.

Police have not yet disclosed how much was taken in the Saturday night gunpoint robbery of Hymie's Deli in the 300 block of Montgomery Avenue in Merion.

The incident happened around 9:00 p.m. The robbers were armed with handguns and a shotgun, and their faces were concealed with bandanas.

An employee, who managed to stay out of sight, quickly called police.

The armed men made employees get down on the floor while they robbed the deli of an undetermined amount of cash.

A third robber appeared to serve as a lookout. Within minutes, police arrived on the scene and the suspects fled.

No one was hurt. No arrests have been made.

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