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  • Police seek 2 men who robbed an armored truck at an AutoZone in Chester

    Police seek 2 men who robbed an armored truck at an AutoZone in Chester

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    Two armed men held up a Brinks armored truck in Chester, assaulted the driver and stole money on Tuesday afternoon, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office said. 

    The robbery occurred at 12:16 p.m. in the parking lot of an AutoZone on Ninth Street and Avenue of the States, investigators said. After assaulting the driver, the suspects took his weapon. They then made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, 6ABC reported. 

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    One of the suspects was wearing a blue jacket with the words “Public Safety” on the back at the time of the robbery. The other was wearing a black jacket with a yellow reflective stripe.

    Armed Robbery SuspectsProvided Images/Chester Police

    Chester police are looking for two men, above, who robbed a Brinks armored truck at the AutoZone on Ninth Street on Tuesday afternoon.

    The suspects took off in a black Nissan Pathfinder with a roof rack, black rims and a laminated paper Pennsylvania license plate with the number LLN-2328. Investigators said the vehicle is known to frequent Darby Township near Hook and Calcon Hook roads, and 410 Ninth St. in Chester.

    There’s also a nearly identical Nissan Pathfinder with the same license plate number – on a real license plate – that was not involved with the robbery, police said. 

    Armored Truck RobberyArmored Truck RobberyProvided Images/Chester Police

    Chester police are looking for the Nissan Pathfinder on the right, which was involved in an armored truck robbery on Tuesday. Its license plate number is on a laminated piece of paper, police say. Another Nissan Pathfinder, above left, has the same tag number on an actual license plate. It was not involved in the robbery.

    Anyone who comes into contact with the vehicle or the suspects is advised to exercise caution. Investigators said the suspects were armed during the robbery and no weapons were recovered at the scene. 

    Anyone with information relating to the robbery can contact Delaware County CID Detective Vincent Port at (610) 891-5337 or Chester Police Detective Ryan Stewart at (610) 447-8429.

    Brinks, a cash-handling security company, told CBS Philadelphia regarding the robbery: “In general, and in the interest of the safety of our employees and others who may be affected on matters concerning law enforcement, we do not comment.”

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  • Traffic clogged for 6 miles on I-77 in SC. 3 vehicles collide near bridge repair

    Traffic clogged for 6 miles on I-77 in SC. 3 vehicles collide near bridge repair

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    The area of congestion is near Chester from about Exit 62 south to around Exit 55 on I-77.

    The area of congestion is near Chester from about Exit 62 south to around Exit 55 on I-77.


    Fernando Salazar

    The Wichita Eagle

    Chester County SC

    Traffic is clogged for at least 6 miles on Interstate 77 south between Charlotte and Columbia after a collision that happened while one lane of the road was closed for bridge repairs, officials said.

    The area of congestion is near Chester from about Exit 62 south to around Exit 55, said Master Trooper Gary Miller of the S.C. Highway Patrol. Miller advised drivers to seek an alternate route if possible. WSOC-TV also reported miles of traffic in southbound lanes.

    The traffic slowed after noon when three commercial vehicles in the southbound lane of traffic collided on I-77 south near mile marker 61, Miller said. Troopers were en route to work the incident, Miller said.

    I-77 is the main route between Rock Hill and Columbia. There are more vehicles traveling through Chester County on I-77 each day — at least 50,000, officials say — than the 32,000-plus people living in the county.

    It remains unclear when crews will clear the crash.

    The I-77 southbound bridge under repair is near mile marker 56, according to the S.C. Department of Transportation and the Richburg Fire Department Facebook page.

    DOT crews started repairs Tuesday morning after the highway patrol notified them about damage to the bridge deck early Tuesday morning, DOT spokesperson Kelly Moore said in an email to The Herald.

    The DOT said bridge repair is expected to be finished later Tuesday.

    This story was originally published February 13, 2024, 1:20 PM.

    Andrew Dys covers breaking news and public safety for The Herald, where he has been a reporter and columnist since 2000. He has won 51 South Carolina Press Association awards for his coverage of crime, race, justice, and people. He is author of the book “Slice of Dys” and his work is in the U.S. Library of Congress.



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