Arrest made in stun gun bus stop robbery of 67-year-old woman in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — One person is now in custody in connection with the violent stun gun attack and robbery of a 67-year-old woman.

Philadelphia police say our Action News story on Monday helped Northeast Detectives make the arrest.

The victim was targeted while she waited for the bus on the 6000 block of Castor Avenue on January 18.

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Surveillance video shows the woman standing at a bus stop when a woman approached and attempted to steal her bag. The victim resisted, refusing to give up her belongings. The struggle lasted more than three minutes before a second female attacker arrived, police said.

“The woman fought so hard, one of the robbers – the lady in the green Eagles jacket – had a contact taser and tasered her during the course of the robbery to get her to release the book bag,” said Capt. Jack Ryan from Northeast Detectives.

The victim was not seriously injured, but police said she was left stunned and shaking on the ground in the bitter cold at the corner of Castor Avenue and Benner Street.

Police are still looking for two others involved in the assault.