Teens rob student, 9, of $13 outside store

Philadelphia police are searching for two teens who robbed a 9-year-old student Friday morning in the Wister section of East Germantown.

The victim, identified as a third grader, was robbed of a wallet containing $13 on the 5200 block of Wakefield Street.

The assailants, described as boys between the ages of 14 and 18, watched the victim make a purchase inside Jaques Mini-Market, waited for the victim to leave the store, and then grabbed the victim's wallet and fled, police said.

Anyone with information may call the police tip line at 215-686-8477 (TIPS).
- Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman