Published January 13, 2015
Police are investigating the strong-arm robbery of Girl Scouts who were selling cookies at a Pennsylvania supermarket.
The theft happened at a Pathmark store in Tredyffrin (TRUH'-dif-ren) Township, outside Philadelphia, around 5 p.m. Sunday.
WPVI-TV reports (http://bit.ly/UhZ1Jz ) the thief reached into a cash box containing the scouts' cookie money. He got $20 before the girls closed the box. Police say the suspect then fled to the back of the building and drove off.
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Information from: WPVI-TV, http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi
https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-girl-scouts-at-pa-supermarket-robbed-of-20-by-man-who-reached-into-their-cookie-cash