Bristol Borough police were investigating a robbery that happened early Thursday afternoon.
The robbery happened in the parking lot of Commerce Circle off of Route 13 around 12:20 p.m., police said.
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The man who reported being robbed told investigators he set up the sale of sneakers through the Offer Up app. Upon arriving at the shopping center, he was met by two men who paid with what was later discovered to be counterfeit cash, police said.
The seller confronted the men about being paid with counterfeit cash and one of the buyers displayed a handgun before fleeing the area, police said.
The first suspect was described by police as a slim, 5-foot-8 black male in his 20s with short hair, some facial hair, glasses, and a black and red hoodie. The second suspect was a thin 5-foot-8 black male in his late 20s with short hair and a gap in his teeth.
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The two suspects drove a gray 2014 Chevrolet Impala, police said.
Anyone with information on the robbery has been asked to call Officer Elifa Soto or Detective Bill Davis at 215-788-7813.
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