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Federal Charges Filed in $2M Brinks Heist as Cheltenham H-Mart Truck Robbery Investigated for Links

Investigators are exploring whether the suspects charged in the June heist are linked to an unsolved August 12 armed robbery in Elkins Park after recovering the bulk of the stolen cash.

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Overview

  • Federal prosecutors unsealed Hobbs Act robbery and firearm charges against Daishaun Hughes-Murchison, Brian Wallace and Trayvine Jackson for the June 21 Port Richmond Brinks truck theft.
  • Authorities recovered most of the more than $2 million haul and multiple firearms in early August, and Trayvine Jackson has been ordered detained while the other two await detention hearings.
  • Cheltenham Township police say two armed suspects took between $700,000 and $800,000 from a Brinks truck outside an H-Mart on August 12, and they remain at large.
  • Surveillance video shows masked robbers disarming the driver, grabbing a cash-filled bag and fleeing in a black Acura TLX before abandoning it in Fairmount Park.
  • The FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office and several local departments have formed a joint task force to determine whether the Elkins Park robbery is tied to a string of armored-vehicle attacks since June.