Police searching for several suspects in last night’s robberies

Temple Police responded to an armed robbery of a student at 18th Street and Montgomery Avenue around 11:00 p.m. on Friday. A second robbery of a student’s residence in the 1500 block of 13th Street occurred around 1 a.m. on Saturday.

TU Alerts were sent out about both incidents, at around 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., respectively.

Philadelphia Police were nearby when the robbery on 18th Street and Montgomery occurred, and they took the student in their car to survey the area, Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said in an email.

Four males approached the student, one of whom displayed a gun, Leone said. An iPhone and cash were taken from the student before the suspects fled north on 18th Street from Montgomery Avenue.

No injuries were reported.

Both Temple and Philadelphia police are still searching for the suspects involved in the second robbery, and additional police are patrolling the area. Private cameras on apartments are also being checked, Leone said.

The home robbery was the same house that was robbed on Wednesday, April 30, when two suspects armed with a gun took $5,000 and a quarter pound of marijuana from the residence.

Police believe that the suspects in this case are five males, one of whom was armed with a gun.

No injuries were reported.

“The student will not cooperate with police,” Leone said.  “We cannot get any information from the complainant.”

However, Leone said he believes that the robbery of the same complainant is drug-related.

Lian Parsons can be reached at lian.parsons@temple.edu or on Twitter @Lian_Parsons.