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Philadelphia: US MP Mary Gay Scanlon robbed in parking lot

2021-12-23T11:37:35.261Z


They are said to have robbed the politician in a parking lot: the Philadelphia police have arrested five suspects who are said to have been involved in a robbery on MP Mary Gay Scanlon.


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Politician Scanlon: Crime scene parking lot

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A member of the US House of Representatives has been robbed, according to police in Philadelphia.

The democracy Mary Gay Scanlon remained unharmed, five people were arrested.

The attack occurred on Wednesday afternoon (local time) in a parking lot in Philadelphia, a city in the US state of Pennsylvania.

According to police, Scanlon was on the way to her car when two armed men approached her.

They would have asked for the keys to the woman's Acura MDX;

one of the perpetrators drove away in the car, a second left the crime scene in another vehicle.

Police said five suspects were arrested and Scanlon's car was found.

The investigators did not provide any further information about the suspects.

The perpetrators are said to have stolen their cell phone and ID.

Scanlon thanked the police via Twitter for the "quick reaction".

The 62-year-old Democrat represents Pennsylvania’s fifth district in the US House of Representatives.

When asked, the police did not want to comment on whether the act had anything to do with their popularity.

jpz / AP / Reuters

Source: spiegel

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