Police looking for robbery suspects in Hartranft

Philadelphia police are looking for two suspects in a robbery that occurred on the 2300 block of North Watts Street around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 6.

The suspects, two black males in their 20s, one wearing a purple shirt and jeans and the other dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts, approached two women walking east from Broad Street and robbed them before running away north on Watts Street, video surveillance shows.

The first suspect threw one of the victims to the ground and snatched her purse while the second suspect attempted to steal the other victim’s cell phone, police said.

Acting Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the victim who was robbed was not a student, while her friend who witnessed was.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia police at 215.686.TIPS  or text a tip to PPD TIP.