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Business owner closing stores after Boost Mobile robbed 3 days in a row in Philadelphia

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The business owner said he lost more than $25,000 this month alone and about $75,000 over the past six months.

The Boost Mobile on Ogontz Avenue in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane neighborhood is open, but the doors remain locked until customers approach the store."On the 13th, we had a robber who came into the store and there was an employee working over here," said Owner Ankit Tiwari. "He showed the knife and walked away with some cash."He asked Philadelphia police to come to the area, but no officers responded.

"I knew to save my store and my property and my employees, I had to take matters into my own hands," said Tiwari."It took like 28 minutes for them to come to the area for the robbery call," said Tiwari. "So I went ahead and filed a police complaint." Tiwari is not only worried about the slow police response time but also the future of his business and other businesses.the lootingThe 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker shows there have been more than 5,300 robberies in the past 12 months, which is up 4% compared to the annual average over the last three years."I feel sad because the stores are like my babies," said Tiwari. "I have opened them. I bought them.

 

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