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(CNN) -- Two guards were killed and a third wounded Thursday in the robbery of an armored vehicle outside a Wachovia Bank branch in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police said.
The suspect, described as a black male wearing a yellow baseball cap, is seen on tape from a surveillance camera.
Police were looking for one suspect, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson said.
The suspect, a black male wearing a yellow baseball cap, may have driven a black four-door car from the scene, Johnson said.
The two guards died from gunshot wounds.
The third guard, who was grazed by a bullet or flying glass, was hospitalized, Johnson said.
The robbery attempt happened shortly after 8 a.m. ET as the Loomis armored vehicle crew serviced an automated teller machine outside the bank near the Roosevelt Mall in northeastern Philadelphia, Johnson said.
Scores of police and FBI agents were on the scene, KYW Newsradio reporter Tony Hanson told CNN. Video Watch police swarm the shooting scene ยป
Video footage from CNN affiliate WPVI-TV of Philadelphia showed the guards' bodies lying on the ground near the drive-up ATM, covered with white sheets.
The mall was shut down, Hanson said, and police were stopping cars leaving the area, The Associated Press reported.
Police were studying bank surveillance video for clues, the police commissioner said.
Schools in the area were locked down, Hanson said.
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Police found a black bag filled with cash behind an off-track betting parlor near the bank, police Officer Raul Malveiro told the AP.
The bank is close to Interstates 95 and 76, which police said could have provided easy escape routes for anyone involved in the robbery
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Boyar Son
10-04-2007, 21:57
Bank guards...well not the best of guards....
but they'll call a manhunt on him. like they did to that guy here in MIA, its only a matter of time, since he'll be a priority for killing those people.
Tribesman
10-04-2007, 22:16
Bank guards...well not the best of guards....
They were armed were they not , they were ex-police ,.
What do you want some blackwater mercenaries or something ?:dizzy2:
Lucky the truck was armoured so the murderer didn't manage to kill the third guard.
They were armed were they not , they were ex-police ,.
What do you want some blackwater mercenaries or something ?:dizzy2:
Lucky the truck was armoured so the murderer didn't manage to kill the third guard.
Didn't I say somewhere that being armoured is better than having a gun? Ah well, I was wrong, wasn't I? ~:rolleyes:
Still a tragic story, they should only leave the trucks inside secure buildings, not carry the money around outside.
Boyar Son
10-04-2007, 23:33
They were armed were they not , they were ex-police ,.
What do you want some blackwater mercenaries or something ?:dizzy2:
Lucky the truck was armoured so the murderer didn't manage to kill the third guard.
Ok tribes think, real police would be out in the streets wouldnt they?
or are you trying to say mall cops could've stoped them too? lol
Tribesman
10-04-2007, 23:45
Ok tribes think, real police would be out in the streets wouldnt they?
or are you trying to say mall cops could've stoped them too? lol
What part of ex-police don't you understand ?:stupido2:
Oh I see spending 23 and 27 years in the police means they were not really ex-police at all :dizzy2:
Boyar Son
10-04-2007, 23:49
What part of ex-police don't you understand ?:stupido2:
Oh I see spending 23 and 27 years in the police means they were not really ex-police at all :dizzy2:
My God they were that old? (+ at least 18 years)
no wonder they "aint what they used to be"....:no:
but I still respect them for doing what seems the job they loved, I guess most will be shot sooner or later...
My God they were that old? (+ at least 18 years)
no wonder they "aint what they used to be"....:no:
but I still respect them for doing what seems the job they loved, I guess most will be shot sooner or later...
I hope there is some sarcasm in there. Sadly my sarcasm monitor appears to be suffering some severe stupid-statement interference at the moment.
HoreTore
10-05-2007, 00:27
I hope there is some sarcasm in there. Sadly my sarcasm monitor appears to be suffering some severe stupid-statement interference at the moment.
I was hoping to make a witty remark here...
But I failed. Completely. I can't think of anything resembling a sentence. I'm sorry. I'll sacrifice my firstborn in your honour to compensate...
And I need to go to bed.
Boyar Son
10-05-2007, 22:10
I hope there is some sarcasm in there. Sadly my sarcasm monitor appears to be suffering some severe stupid-statement interference at the moment.
Again.
:drama2:queen :drama2:queen
Tribesman
10-05-2007, 22:33
Slyspy , there is nothing wrong with your sarcasm monitor .
It is your severe stupidity monitor that is not working .
But anyhow to branch out on the topic ...while it might be tempting to paint a "this story shows that having a gun does not give you much self defence does it" branch , I shall avoid that and branch into , Police pensions must be really crap over there if people have to keep working once they are eligable for the full service(not old age) pension . Or then again how about Police wages must be really crap over there since so many of them hold down second jobs while they are still serving .
Boyar Son
10-05-2007, 23:07
Yeah go on being the way you are tribes, cant blame ya its like tourettes. too bad you couldnt make a good counter argument huh?:drama2:
Tribesman
10-06-2007, 00:57
too bad you couldnt make a good counter argument huh?:laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
The rubbish you wrote is so bad it doesn't need any counter arguement , it speaks for itself and it shouts very loudly "nonsense" .
Or as mentioned already "severe stupidity" .
Well done Cossack .
Boyar Son
10-06-2007, 01:02
or maybe you just cant think of a way out of "old bank security"= not the best of guards....
oh or do you mean "but I still respect them for doing what seems the job they loved" was a complete lie.:drama2:
like you and slypsys argument :drama2:
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Tribesman
10-06-2007, 01:15
or maybe you just cant think of a way out of "old bank security"= not the best of guards....
I do love your use of quotation marks :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Keep digging your hole Cossack.
Perhaps you should go back and edit all your posts in this thread if you want to try and pretend that they made any sense:idea2:
Boyar Son
10-06-2007, 01:17
I do love your use of quotation marks :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Keep digging your hole Cossack.
Perhaps you should go back and edit all your posts in this thread if you want to try and pretend that they made any sense:idea2:
Actually, cant edit for a while thx to flaming from my fellow members...
and those qoutation marks have a double meaning in modern times...sarcasm such as one. "get it?":sweatdrop:
Boyar Son
10-06-2007, 01:21
And really,
they're old (wasnt 1 of them 50?), of course they wouldnt have held their own...
quotes, also used to sum up a "general" point of view
Tribesman
10-06-2007, 01:23
those qoutation marks have a double meaning in modern times...sarcasm such as one.
Deeper and deeper :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Would you be needing a ladder to get out of that hole you dug yourself into :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Boyar Son
10-06-2007, 01:26
Deeper and deeper :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Would you be needing a ladder to get out of that hole you dug yourself into :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
ok I'll admit that one... BUT caught it. check the post below it~D
if I stay inside the hole, will I doge sarcasm-o-meters and flames?
I would have made an effective counter-argument if I knew what the argument was that I'm countering. All I see is barely coherent nonsense which will no doubt be locked fairly soon.
Boyar Son
10-06-2007, 02:27
"Bank guards...well not the best of guards...." (actual quote tribes)
was that so hard? (your sarcasm detector should be dinging now)
make 'em as effective as ya want:laugh4:
:feedback:
I agree with Tribes!
Oh, and I'm sorta drunk, but that doesn't matter. ~D
Devastatin Dave
10-06-2007, 06:23
Slyspy , there is nothing wrong with your sarcasm monitor .
It is your severe stupidity monitor that is not working .
But anyhow to branch out on the topic ...while it might be tempting to paint a "this story shows that having a gun does not give you much self defence does it" branch , I shall avoid that and branch into , Police pensions must be really crap over there if people have to keep working once they are eligable for the full service(not old age) pension . Or then again how about Police wages must be really crap over there since so many of them hold down second jobs while they are still serving .
Some people just like to work after they retire. Nothing wrong with that.
Banquo's Ghost
10-06-2007, 09:25
Sadly, this thread appears to have degenerated beyond repair.
:closed:
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