PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police are investigating a string of armed robberies — some attempted — across several neighborhoods early Friday morning
The first incident happened just after midnight on the 2500 block of Clearfield Street. There, police say an unknown silver pickup truck pulled in front of a woman’s vehicle and blocked her path. A person then got out of the truck, pointed a rifle at her through the window, and demanded she open the car doors. The woman said she had no money or valuables on her, put her car in reverse and drove off. The person then got back in the truck and drove off.
About three hours later, around 2:50 a.m., a man in all black clothes and a ski mask followed a woman up the steps to her house along the 800 block of East Thompson Street and pointed a rifle at her. The woman pushed the man and ran inside her home. The man then hopped in a light-colored SUV and fled the scene…