Woman robbed at gunpoint after stopping to help with staged car breakdown

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Oct 28, 2026
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And two men wanted in Philadelphia after robbing a woman at gunpoint
and police say they reeled her in by tugging at her heartstrings.
As our Jennifer Lee explains,
the thieves acted like their vehicle was broken down and needed a jump.
Philadelphia police say this appears to be a one off incident
in the Logan neighborhood where the victim says she was flagged down
by two men who appeared to be stranded with a broken down car.
Instead, police say she was robbed at gunpoint.
That's crazy. I probably probably know the lady.
The hood of the car popped open on the 1100 block of Courtland Street
and two men acting like
their silver Jeep Compass was in need of a jump.
Watch out. Watch out because it's
not everybody got good intention these days.
PPD releasing this new surveillance video
from last Thursday to show the two wanted men
who allegedly preyed on a woman by asking for her help.
But instead of a friendly car jump, Philadelphia Police
Captain John Craig says the victim was robbed at gunpoint.
Thankfully, she was unharmed, obviously
very upset and shaken by this incident.
Her purse contained many of her personal property.
Unfortunately, we have yet to recover that.
Captain Craig of Northwest Detectives says one man ran away on foot
and the other drove away in the car that was clearly not broken down.
Neighbors say it's a shame a woman's good heart was taken advantage of.
It's a person stopped out of the kindness
of their heart to try to help somebody, you know,
and then, you know, yes, they get assaulted like that.
It's cameras all right there, so like they're
not even worried about the cameras no more.
They're not even worried about like
getting caught. They're not wearing masks.
Captain Craig says while he would never want
to discourage anyone from helping others,
he does recommend practicing situational awareness.
Be aware where you're at. Trust your gut.
No matter what, always trust your gut.
Your gut is going to lead you in the right direction.
If anything seems amiss,
get out of that situation as soon as possible.
You want to help. I mean, they call it a city brotherly love.
It's like, I mean, we try to do our best to help one another.
But it's like to a certain extent,
you can only do that because you will get back door.
Anyone who recognizes the two individuals is asked
to call Northwest Detectives at 215-686-3353.
At Philadelphia Police Headquarters, Jennifer Lee, Fox 29 News.
