Credit: Falls Township police.
UPDATED: Sunday, 11:05 a.m.:
Lanza was arrested Saturday and remanded to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $150,000 by District Judge Jan Vislosky.
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Original Story:
Police are looking for a 31-year-old woman they suspect was behind one robbery and one attempted robbery at convenience stores earlier this year.
Bensalem resident Christina Lanza is being sought by Falls Township investigators after an anonymous tip to the police department connected her to two robberies that happened late March in the Morrisville section of the community.
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On the morning of March 29, a female suspect – recently identified as Lanza – implied she had a gun while at the Wawa at Bristol Pike and Penn Valley Road. She implied she had a gun and demanded money from the clerk before making off on foot, police said.
The next afternoon, Lanza attempted to rob the Friendly Mart on Bristol Pike. The clerk refused to give the suspect they money and she fled on foot, according to police paperwork.
Credit: Falls police
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On both occasions, the suspect demanded all of the money from the register and the female suspect fled on foot toward the “A” section of the Pennwood Crossing mobile home park.
The description from the clerks and surveillance images led police to believe the same person robbed both stores.
While Lanza has a Bensalem address, she was known to have frequented the Pennwood Crossing complex around the time of the two incidents.
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Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is encouraged to contact Detective Dennis O’Connell at 215-302-3308 or oconnellpd@fallstwp.com.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
