Crime & Safety

Masked Men Rob Bensalem 7-Eleven [Video]

Police say the armed robbery happened at about 3:10 a.m. on Thursday.

Police say the armed robbery happened at about 3:10 a.m. on Thursday.
Police say the armed robbery happened at about 3:10 a.m. on Thursday. (Photo via Bensalem Police Department)

BENSALEM, PA — Police in Bensalem are investigating the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven store in which two masked men pulled a gun on the clerk early Thursday.

The robbery happened at about 3:10 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at 2511 Lincoln Hwy.

According to police, the two men walked in and one of them pointed a handgun at the clerk. They stole $200-300 from the register and between 8-12 packs of cigarettes, police said.

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The first robber is described as a Hispanic man wearing a black Nautica jacket, black Michael Kors pants and black sneakers. The second is described as a Hispanic man wearing a black Adidas jacket, black pants with white stripes and red sneakers.

Both men were wearing ski masks, police said.

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The handgun can't be seen in a video shared Thursday afternoon by police. But it shows one of the men handing the clerk a backpack to fill with money and cigarettes, as the other man paces back and forth between the checkout area and the store's front door.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719.

Watch the video below:

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