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Crime is so bad in Philly, gas station owners started using private armed security patrols

By Christopher Tremoglie
Published December 15, 2022 2:49pm ET
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Crime is so bad in Philly, gas station owners started using private armed security patrols
A BP gas station is seen in Philadelphia. | (Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner)

It’s a scene that more resembles a Third World country than a U.S. metropolis: armed guards with AR-15s, patrolling a gas station in Philadelphia to protect customers and deter the criminals that have been terrorizing the location.

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