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Pessah Law Group, on Behalf of Prominent LA Entrepreneur, Files Lawsuit Against Home Security Provider Deep Sentinel Over Alleged Misrepresentations and Inaction During Active Burglary
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22 minutes ago
- New York Post
Armed robbers in Pennsylvania Brinks truck heist took over $700,000: Police
Police are investigating whether the armed robbery of a Brinks truck on Tuesday outside a Philadelphia-area store is related to four other attacks on armored vehicles in and around the city this summer. Two armed males got away with between $700,000 and $800,000 in the midday Tuesday heist at an H Mart in Elkins Park, according to Cheltenham Township police. The robbers — one described as armed with an AR-15-style pistol, the other with a handgun — fled with the cash and later abandoned their vehicle nearby, police said. Advertisement 4 The two armed men reportedly escaped with between $700,000 and $800,000. Cheltanham Township Police 4 One man was described to be armed with an AR-15-style pistol. Cheltanham Township Police No shots were fired, and no one was injured. Advertisement Cheltenham Township Police Lt. Andrew Snyder said it's the first such robbery in their township, but authorities are looking into whether it may be connected to four robberies of armored cars in and around Philadelphia since June that police and the FBI are investigating as possibly related. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that three people from Philadelphia who were arrested in early August are charged in connection with the $2 million armed robbery of a Brink's armored vehicle outside a Home Depot on June 21. A Loomis armored transport vehicle was held up outside an Aldi in a different neighborhood five days later. Then on July 2, a Brinks truck was held up outside a Dollar General at a shopping center. 4 Cheltenham Township Police Lt. Andrew Snyder said it's the first such robbery in their township. Cheltanham Township Police Advertisement 4 No shots were fired and no one was injured during the heist. Cheltanham Township Police And on July 15, police had a report of two suspects robbing one of the armored vehicles in northeast Philadelphia. FBI agent Wayne Jacobs told CBS News Philadelphia that law enforcement recovered most of the money stolen in the June 21 heist, as well as a number of long weapons and handguns. Advertisement Some of the money had been spent on jewelry, clothes and other items, he said. 'If this is the type of activity you're going to engage in, if you look at the timeline, six weeks from the time of the incident until the time of the arrest,' Jacobs said, 'it's just a matter of time before you're held accountable for your actions.'
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Priscilla Presley's ex-business partners accused her of pulling Lisa Marie's life-support to get control of family name
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