Caught on camera: Suspect wanted for rash of Philadelphia robberies within 1-mile radius
PHILADELPHIA - A month-long crime spree has plagued one Philadelphia neighborhood, and police are asking for the public's help to identify the suspected serial robber.
Police say the suspect robbed Harry's Hair and Nail Salon on the 5500 block of North 5th Street in Olney on January 10.
An employee told officers that the man said he was armed, demanded money, then made a gesture that he had a gun.
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Philadelphia police say the man is also wanted in connection to seven other robberies committed within a mile span this past December.
Surveillance footage released by the department shows the suspect at several locations.
FOX 29's Greg Payne spoke to police officials and the son of the victim from the January 10th armed robbery.
"They need to catch this guy and definitely give him jail time where he understands that doing stuff like this is not okay," said Danny Phan, son of the Harry's Hair and Nail Salon owner.
Police say the armed robberies are a mix of commercial incidents and ones involving people on the street.
"It’s tough to see any victim suffer at the hands of crime," said Captain John Craig, Philadelphia Police Department 35th District. "But it’s really tough for small business owners who are pouring their heart and soul in trying to make a better community and a better way of life for themselves to fall victim of a crime so that hits home for all of us."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.