Crime & Safety

Bristol Police Seeking Armed-Robbery Accomplice

Two men pulled a gun on their victim, who had used a mobile app to try to sell a pair of sneakers.

Two men pulled a gun on their victim, who had used a mobile app to try to sell a pair of sneakers.
Two men pulled a gun on their victim, who had used a mobile app to try to sell a pair of sneakers. (Photo via Bristol Borough Police)

BRISTOL, PA — Police in Bristol Borough are hoping someone can identify a man they say helped with the armed robbery of a man trying to sell a pair of sneakers.

Police released a photo of a man they called an accomplice in the Jan. 16 robbery in the parking lot of Commerce Circle, off of Rt. 13.

According to police, the victim had used the "Offer Up" app to sell the sneakers and arranged to meet a buyer there. He met two men in the parking lot, but said he realized that they were paying him with counterfeit money. When he said something about it, one of the men pulled a handgun, police said.

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Both men then drove away in a gray, 2014 Chevy Impala, police said.

Anyone who recognized the man in the photo, or has other information about the robbery, is asked to contact Officer Soto at 215-788-7813, Ext. 2421.

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