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Philadelphia Police are asking the public for help in identifying suspects involved in a series of armed carjackings that occurred in the 22nd and 25th Police Districts between August 16 and August 22, 2024.

The Central Detective Division and the Major Crimes Carjacking Task Force are investigating these incidents, which involve two suspects who repeatedly attacked their victims at gunpoint.

The first incident occurred on August 16, 2024 at approximately 9:50 p.m., as the victim was sitting outside his vehicle in the 1000 block of Girard Avenue. Two perpetrators approached on foot, armed with a handgun, and forcibly took the vehicle from the victim before fleeing the scene.

On August 18, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., another victim was attacked while sitting in his parked vehicle in the 1300 block of W. Cumberland Street. The suspects, armed with a handgun, approached the vehicle on foot and stole it. Earlier, surveillance cameras had captured the suspects walking north from Broad and Cecil B. Moore toward Cumberland Street.

A third incident occurred on August 21, 2024 at approximately 4:45 a.m. in the 1300 block of W. Ontario Street. The victim was sitting in his parked vehicle when the suspects approached, with one tapping on the window with a handgun. The suspects had just been involved in a car accident at the corner of Broad and Allegheny Avenue, with the vehicle stolen during the second incident. They then walked two blocks north and robbed the victim.

The most recent incident occurred on August 22, 2024 at approximately 5:55 a.m. in the 2000 block of W. Girard Avenue. A 74-year-old woman was walking to her vehicle when the suspects, walking west on Girard Avenue, pushed her to the ground and stole her keys and wallet. One of the suspects was armed with a semi-automatic pistol.

The suspects are described as two black males, one of whom appears to be approximately 17 years old, 5'8″ tall and of slim build, while the other appears to be between 10 and 12 years old, between 4'6″ and 5'8″ tall and with curly hair.

Philadelphia Police are asking anyone with information regarding these incidents or the suspects involved to contact the Central Detective Division at (215) 686-3093 or submit anonymous tips to the Crime Stoppers hotline at 215-686-TIPS (8477). The investigation is ongoing and authorities are committed to apprehending those responsible.

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