'We have now lost about 15-20 stores in the city of Philadelphia... Nobody wants to run the business in the city of Philadelphia. Very dangerous,' said Manzoor Chughtai.
PHILADELPHIA -- A number of convenience stores in the Philadelphia region are closing up shop due to an increase in brazen shoplifting incidents.
Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, five men dressed in ski masks and hoodies were caught on video entering the 7-Eleven on the 300 block of Easton Road in Glenside.Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, five men dressed in ski masks and hoodies were caught on video entering the 7-Eleven on the 300 block of Easton Road in Glenside.
One suspect stayed at the door as a lookout while the other suspects rummaged through the merchandise. "They walk in, boom, boom, boom, like that...they said, 'Give us money," recalled store owner Vincent Emmanuel.A similar incident happened recently at a Ridley Park store. "It's a scary situation. Sooner or later somebody is gonna get really hurt out there," said Emmanuel."Right now we have a lot of problems with the city of Philadelphia. We are closing left and right," said Manzoor Chughtai, the president of the Franchise Owners Association."Robbers coming in, they're just robbing the place left and right," he continued."We have now lost about 15-20 stores in the city of Philadelphia. Nobody wants to take over the store.
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