Written by Tony DiDomizio
After nearly 10 hours, Whitpain Township Police and Central Montgomery SWAT have concluded their manhunt before 11 a.m. Monday for two armed men who robbed Whitpain Tavern at 2 a.m. Monday and abandoned their getaway car near the campus of Montgomery County Community College. No one was captured.
Police and K-9 were searching along Route 202 and peripheral roads around the college. The college will reopen at noon.
"There is a large wooded area back there, so we are canvassing that area and deploying men in such a way to cover as much of the area as possible," said Sgt. Cathy Penecale of Whitpain Township Police Monday morning.
CBS3 reported the robbers fled in a stolen red Mustang after robbing the tavern on the 1500 block of DeKalb Pike.
6abc.com reports that the masked men entered the bar before closing time and made off with a safe.
Police said the Mustang was found down an embankment near the college. 6abc.com reported police chased the vehicle and used a spike strip to stop the car. The driver of the stolen Mustang swerved to avoid the strip and crashed through a fence on the campus.
The college is on lockdown. Start of classes has been delayed until noon because of police activity, according to a message sent by the college on Twitter.
St. Helena School in Blue Bell has been placed on lockdown, as of 10 a.m.
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Written by Tony DiDomizio
Whitpain Township Police said the hunt is on for two armed men who robbed Whitpain Tavern at 2 a.m. Monday and abandoned their getaway car near the campus of Montgomery County Community College.
Police and K-9 are search along Route 202 and peripheral roads around the college. The college will reopen at noon. Central Montgomery County SWAT is on the scene.
CBS3 reported the robbers fled in a stolen red Mustang after robbing the tavern on the 1500 block of DeKalb Pike.
6abc.com reports that the masked men entered the bar before closing time and made off with a safe.
Police said the Mustang was found down an embankment near the college. 6abc.com reported police chased the vehicle and used a spike strip to stop the car. The driver of the stolen Mustang swerved to avoid the strip and crashed through a fence on the campus.
The college is on lockdown. Start of classes has been delayed until noon because of police activity, according to a message sent by the college on Twitter.
St. Helena School in Blue Bell has been placed on lockdown, as of 10 a.m.
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