Two teenage boys face criminal charges after their parents turned them in to police Friday for robbing a 9-year-old girl of $13.
Philadelphia Police sent surveillance footage to news outlets Friday, seeking information on two suspects who robbed the third-grader in East Germantown.
The two teens were caught on camera around 8:30 a.m. Friday, watching the girl make a purchase inside the Jaquez Mini Market at Wakefield and East Ashmead Streets.
The 13- and 14-year-old boys went outside and waited for the girl, police said, before approaching her and grabbing her wallet. They ran eastward down East Ashmead Street with their loot: $13 in cash.
The two teens' parents saw the surveillance footage and turned the boys in to police Friday.
Police do not identify minors. Both boys have been arrested and will be charged with robbery and related offenses, a spokeswoman for the police department said Saturday.
The victim, whose identity the police also did not release, was reported to be in good condition.
Contact Jonathan Lai at 856-779-3220, jlai@phillynews.com, or on Twitter @elaijuh.
