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Rockledge police chief urges residents to use 'extreme caution' at 7

August 3rd, 2023 | By Ryan Genova Rockledge Borough police chief John Gallagher is urging area residents to use “extreme caution” at the 7-Eleven store in Fox Chase due to an ongoing gunpoint robbery

August 3rd, 2023 | By Ryan Genova

Rockledge Borough police chief John Gallagher is urging area residents to use “extreme caution” at the 7-Eleven store in Fox Chase due to an ongoing gunpoint robbery pattern in the region.According to chief Gallagher, multiple 7-Eleven stores in the area have been recently targeted by gunpoint robbers. From his Facebook post:

According to images captured on the video surveillance system and the witness(es) at the 7-11 in Roxborough, the description of the offenders is as follows:

First offender was described as a black male, 6′ to 6’2″ tall, heavy build, gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black sneakers, white mask, pink sunglasses, yellow gloves and armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.Second offender was described as a black male, 5’9″ to 5’10” tall, thin build, black jacket, blue pants, black sneakers, white socks, blue camo-type mask and a black mask, white gloves and armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.The video surveillance system from the 7-11 in Upper Southampton Twp. revealed images of two offenders very similar to the above descriptions. The offenders may be driving a dark-blue Mazda SUV, but there is no tag information.

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