{"id":304120,"date":"2026-10-11T02:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T02:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304120\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T02:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T02:08:29","slug":"philly-teen-charged-as-adult-in-croydon-armed-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304120\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly Teen Charged As Adult In Croydon Armed Robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bucks-county.pauldavis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"246\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214340 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791684508_670_PD-GIF-Proposal.gif\" data-eio-rwidth=\"550\" data-eio-rheight=\"246\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3621670062\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791684508_670_PD-GIF-Proposal.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214340 lazy\" data-eio=\"l\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3415787566\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/levittownnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5237-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200800 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5237-580x387.jpg\"  data-max-width=\"580\" data- data-eio-rwidth=\"580\" data-eio-rheight=\"387\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"810808388\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5237-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200800 lazy\"  data- data-eio=\"l\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"2536487133\"\/><\/a>File photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult after an alleged armed robbery that left a victim pistol-whipped and stripped of his sneakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Bristol Township police were dispatched around 4:06 p.m. on Oct. 2 to the 1000 block of Miller Avenue in the Croydon section of the township. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">While officers were responding to the scene, dispatch updated responding units that a witness had reported four people who assaulted a friend, with one member of the group striking the victim with a handgun before taking a pair of sneakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Officers stopped a youth near Woodlawn and Magnolia avenues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Police said the teen was carrying a backpack with the stolen New Balance shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The victim identified the detained teenager as the individual who pistol-whipped him and took his shoes, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A black bag containing a Glock 43X handgun and a black BB gun was located a short distance away at the intersection of Magnolia and Cedar avenues, police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The victim relayed that the firearm used during the assault felt real, while another attacker allegedly held a BB gun, police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators charged the 16-year-old Philadelphia boy with robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of an instrument of crime. A district judge set bail at 10 percent of $100,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Police did not disclose in court records whether the remaining three suspects have been taken into custody or charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"File photo. 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