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Girl Scout Selling Cookies Robbed Of $50 In Center City

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Philadelphia police are searching for a man who they say stole $50 from a Girl Scout who was selling cookies in Center City.

The robbery happened just before 5 p.m. Saturday at 16th and Pine Streets.

Authorities say the young girl was approached by an unidentified man in a gray sweat jacket who stole $50 in cash and then took off. The girl was not hurt in the incident.

No other information was immediately available. Police continue to investigate.

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