Crime & Safety

7-Eleven Robbery Subject At Large, Police Seek To Identify

Police are looking for a man who is accused of robbing a 7-Eleven in Bensalem. Have you seen him?

Police are looking for a man who is accused of robbing a 7-Eleven in Bensalem. Have you seen him?
Police are looking for a man who is accused of robbing a 7-Eleven in Bensalem. Have you seen him? (BPD)

BENSALEM, PA - Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man accused of robbing a 7-Eleven in Bensalem.

At around 1:23 a.m. on Saturday, Bensalem police responded to the 7-Eleven store at Street Road and Brookwood Drive for the report of a robbery, police said in a statement.

Witnesses said a white male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, black mask and gloves entered the store holding a box cutter and demanded money from the clerk.

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The clerk handed him an undisclosed amount of cash and the man fled on foot from the store towards Olga Avenue, police said.

At the scene, Bensalem police “flooded” the area and used a K9 to track the subject, but he was not located, police said.

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Those who may recognize the individual can call Bensalem police at (215) 633-3719 or submit an anonymous tip.

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