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Police release video of Northeast Philly stickup

Police have released surveillance video of a gunpoint robbery on the 7100 block of Large Street in the Castor section of Northeast Philadelphia.

Police have released surveillance video of a gunpoint robbery that occurred Wednesday morning in the Castor section of Northeast Philadelphia.

Two 24-year-old men were walking up to the front of a home on the 7100 block of Large Street, near St. Vincent Street, around 5 a.m., when two armed men ran up behind them, police said.

The suspects can be seen on video grabbing the victims, wrestling them to the ground and threatening them with handguns.

They made away with one of the victims' car keys, along with a bag containing an iPad Air tablet, identification, and money, according to investigators. Police said a total of $7,000 in cash was stolen.

No injuries were reported.

The men were able to break free and call police when their attackers pulled them away from the front of the home, police said.

The suspects are described as 5-foot-6-inch tall black males between the ages of 20 and 25, last seen wearing dark-colored hoodies.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Northeast Detective Division at 215-686-3153 or 3154, or to submit an anonymous tip by dialing 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847).