![]() Multiple Philadelphia Police commanders confirm to CBS Philadelphia's Joe Holden that the looting has no connection to earlier demonstrations over the dismissal of charges in the death of Eddie Irizarry. It's not clear what was taken, but several display cases were broken. Thieves tried to use a stolen Kia to break in to a Curaleaf medical marijuana dispensary at 51st Street and City Avenue in the city's Wynnefield section. We also saw officers find a car full of what appeared to be stolen items from the nearby Aldi grocery store in the trunk. Chopper 3 was over a Gamestop on Aramingo Avenue and our cameras saw someone getting arrested. There was also looting in Northeast Philadelphia. Nachum said the pharmacy's safe was effective and luckily no narcotics were taken. "I just wish that people understood we're actually trying to serve the community and maybe just let it go." "I understand that everything's rough out here and the nature of affairs right now is not particularly great," Nachum added. "It's a bit disappointing," owner Benjamin Nachum said. In Center City, groups of mostly young people looted several stores and there was a reported assault at a Foot Locker.ĬBS Philadelphia was on the scene where a large roving group looted several stores including the Foot Locker at 15th and Chestnut Streets and the Apple Store on Walnut Street near 16th.Īlong with the looting of stores, police say a security guard was assaulted at the Foot Locker. Video showed the scene outside a Lululemon store that had been looted in Center City Philadelphia the night of Sept. Much of the activity was focused in Center City, but there was also looting in North Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia. Police made multiple arrests and recovered stolen merchandise in some of the incidents. ![]() PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Multiple groups of looters hit retail stores and at least one small business in different Philadelphia neighborhoods Tuesday night. LATEST: Multiple stores looted in Philadelphia overnight Wednesday into Thursday as police crack down Stores looted in Center City, North Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia 03:27
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