Facebook Marketplace transaction turns into armed robbery in Philadelphia neighborhood

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Facebook Marketplace transaction turns into armed robbery in Philadelphia neighborhood
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The sale ended with the would-be customer allegedly putting a gun on the seller's back and demanding his backpack.

Police say a man was robbed last Friday after agreeing to sell an expensive watch to someone he met Facebook.Police say a man was robbed last Friday after agreeing to sell an expensive watch to someone he met Facebook.It started as a planned Facebook Marketplace transaction outside the PNC Bank on Rising Sun Avenue in the Feltonville neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Ken Coluzzi, a long-time Philadelphia police investigator, and the current Lower Makefield police chief, says this case acts as a reminder not to initially trust people you meet online. In this case, investigators believe the seller had a few watches to sell, and the buyer requested he bring a few of them. Then, at the meet-up the buyer would decide which one he wanted.

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