Wild video of a group of looters smashing their way into a store in Northeast Philadelphia during the stealing rampage Tuesday night has been released by Philadelphia police, while businesses are still on edge and taking precautions.
From a higher angle, looters are seen running through the store. Some grab and go, others look undecided on whether to leave or go back for more.
Detectives grabbed still shots from the surveillance video of the few who went in without masks, hoping to get tips identifying the looters. As police look for help from the public, they were on the lookout Friday night, especially in the Fashion District on Market Street, where they again saw social media plans for a possible teenage flash mob style plan.
Police are out in full force in Center City, out patrolling around the train exits under the mall where teens usually go through by the food court. The sliding cages were nearly closed completely, except for small, 3-foot-wide openings guarded by police to walk through and walk out, preventing any large crowd to come through at once and overrun the area.
Three nights after city-wide looting, Philadelphia police teamed with the Philly Sheriff’s Office and SEPTA Police in what they call in football a prevent defense, to prevent more scenes like Tuesday from happening again.
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