{"id":1301,"date":"2026-04-24T12:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rankinfor.com\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:59:31","slug":"1-8-million-was-stolen-from-a-brinks-armored-truck-in-philadelphia-during-a-daytime-robbery-%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%92%b0%e2%81%a0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rankinfor.com\/?p=1301","title":{"rendered":"$1.8 million was stolen from a Brinks armored truck in Philadelphia during a daytime robbery \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udcb0\u2060"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Police say two armed suspects carrying rifles hit the truck around 9:45 a.m. while it was servicing a financial center, then fled in a blue Acura SUV that was later recovered with no arrests made. What do y\u2019all think\"\u2049\ufe0f\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Two masked suspects armed with assault rifles stole approximately $1.8 million from a Brink’s armored truck in Philadelphia’s Tacony neighborhood on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, around 9:45 a.m.. The robbery occurred on the 7200 block of Torresdale Avenue, with suspects fleeing in a blue car. No injuries were reported, and the FBI is investigating.<\/p>\n

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) —\u00a0<\/span>A pair of armed men stole $1.8 million from an armored truck in the Tacony section of Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, police sources told Action News.<\/p>\n

The robbery happened around 9:45 a.m. in the 7200 block of Torresdale Avenue.<\/p>\n

According to police, two men armed with assault rifles robbed the Brinks truck, and sources say the men fled in a blue getaway car.<\/p>\n

An image that is part of the police investigation shows one of the masked suspects.<\/p>\n

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Police found the getaway car a short time later near Front Street and Fairmount Avenue in Northern Liberties.<\/p>\n

The Action Cam was there as a blue Acura SUV was towed from the scene.<\/p>\n

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Action News learned that the truck was parked at the Torresdale bus loop and was servicing a Budget Financial Center at the time of the robbery.<\/p>\n

Chopper 6 was over the scene, where the truck was seen pulled over on the side of the road.<\/p>\n

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No one was injured and no one is in custody.<\/p>\n

The area is a busy business district. Police are talking with witnesses at the scene.<\/p>\n

“We can see from our point of view was arguments and the car just took off on the sidewalk. That’s what I saw,” one witness told Action News. “And then, of course, when the cops came, that’s when they said we need to see the cameras. The store got robbed at gunpoint.”<\/p>\n

The FBI is now leading this investigation, sources said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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