2 men armed with rifles hold up Brinks truck in Northeast Philadelphia, get away with cash, police say

Two men armed with assault rifles robbed a Brinks truck and got away with cash Tuesday morning, Philadelphia police say.

Police said officers responded to the 7200 block of Torresdale Avenue around 9:45 a.m. for a robbery in progress.

Police sources said a car pulled up in a parking lot, two armed masked suspects jumped out and robbed a Brinks truck that was making a stop at a check-cashing business.

Surveillance photos from a nearby camera show two men dressed in black, wearing masks, running out of a blue car. The person in the front appears to be pointing an assault rifle. ---More...

$1.8M Stolen From Armored Truck In Philadelphia, Getaway Vehicle Recovered, Police Say

Two armed men stole $1.8 million from a Brinks armored truck in Philadelphia’s Tacony section on Tuesday morning, police sources told Action News. The robbery occurred around 9:45 a.m. in the… pic.twitter.com/5LVNmUXT2H

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Two armed men stole $1.8 million from a Brinks armored truck in Philadelphia’s Tacony section on Tuesday morning, police sources told Action News. The robbery occurred around 9:45 a.m. in the 7200 block of Torresdale Avenue, where the suspects allegedly used assault rifles during the heist.

Authorities say the suspects fled in a blue getaway vehicle, which was later found near Front Street and Fairmount Avenue in Northern Liberties. No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made as the FBI now leads the investigation into the robbery in the busy business district.

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