Police looking for suspect after video shows woman robbed in Tacony
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Surveillance video shows a man taking a woman's purse while she was waiting for the bus.
Philadelphia police say they are searching for a suspect who was seen on surveillance video robbing a woman while she was waiting for the bus in the Tacony section of the city earlier this month.
The robbery happened on Feb. 5 on the 6900 block of Torresdale Avenue in Tacony, according to police.
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