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Suspect Wanted In Multiple Armed Robberies, Sexual Assault

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Philadelphia police are looking for man wanted for multiple robberies and a sexual assault in the East Germantown section of the city.

Investigators say the first incident happened on the 400 block of East Washington Lane on Nov. 20, just after 4 p.m. According to police, the suspect robbed the victim at gunpoint. The suspect fled with a phone and $3.

Minutes later, another armed robbery was reported near the 6300 block of Chew Avenue. Police say the victim was forced inside a vacant garage nearby, where the suspect fled with the victim's iPhone 6.

On Nov. 26, just before 5 p.m., police say an armed suspect forced a victim down an alleyway near East Pleasant Street where the suspect sexually assaulted the victim.

Suspect Wanted In Multiple Armed Robberies, Sexual Assault
Credit: Philadelphia Police

Police say in all three incidents the suspect is described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s, with a thin build, around 6 feet tall, and weighing around 140 pounds.

If you have any information on these crimes, call police.

 

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