13 Year Old Philly Kid Goes on Robbery Spree
Philadelphia police confirmed this week that they have arrested a young suspect wanted in connection with a string of robberies. 
Tips from the public helped police to identify the 13 year old suspect. On Wednesday morning he was tracked down at a local deli and arrested.
Officials say the suspect is a young boy who only turned 13 a few weeks ago. He has previous robbery arrests.
CBS Philly reporting:
On Tuesday, police told Eyewitness News the gun-toting suspect had victimized five people in less than 24 hours.
But that was not the most shocking part of this crime spree. What had everyone talking is how young the suspect looked.
“About 12 years old? Quite young. Very young.”
Eyewitness News spoke to one of the victims. For her protection, we are not identifying her.
“Suddenly a guy comes up to me from behind on a bicycle, a school kid in fact.”
She says it happened to her in broad daylight, the suspect demanded money.
“I mean I was stunned. I said no and then he pulled out a gun and pointed it towards me.”
Police say the first report was called in late Monday night at around 9PM, and the last report at about 3PM on Tuesday afternoon.
Lt. John Walker says the boy robber “approaches the victims, asks what time it is at which time, he pulls out a gun and asks for money and in all five cases, believe it or not, the victims said they don’t have any money and the male rolled off.”
One victim says, “I could have easily handled him but because of the gun he had in his hand I couldn’t do anything.”
Police say they wanted to catch the thief early because they were worried that he might panic and hurt someone.
“Our concern is the victims have all described the gun, he does pull out. So we’re concerned that now he has five victims in a short period of time, he hasn’t received any money and is he or is he not going to get any more aggressive?” Lt. Walker said.
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He should have his little azz whooped. That’s first. Then he should be handed over to a STRONG man who can whip his a*s into shape, teach him respect, both for self and for others, pride in education and how to properly navigate through life even in difficult circumstances. He’s so young, he can still be saved. Also they should find out who is behind him. I find it hard to believe he woke up one day and sought out a gun and a plan to rob people.
Yes I can very well see he”s headed in the wrong direction. Someone need to put the fear in his a*s.