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Boxing glove gang attacks pedestrians
Detectives in Philadelphia are hunting a gang which puts on boxing gloves before launching attacks on pedestrians.
Police say they are stumped as to the gang's motivation for the attacks, which began on October 24, with the most recent beating on November 30.
Only in the most recent attack has the gang, which numbers between five and fifteen youths wearing tracksuits and trainers, stolen anything from their victims.
A pair of Nike trainers, a mobile phone and a wallet was taken..
One of the victims, Randy Ruth was punched in his left ear by a youth wearing a boxing glove as he walked home. "They never said anything about wanting money," recalled the 16-year-old.
He said he was attacked by one teenager, and then suddenly, about 15 other teens - many wearing boxing gloves - unleashed their fury on his friend.
"Once two people started hitting him, maybe they thought 'OK, this is the guy to beat up,' " recalled Randy, reports
www.philly.com.
"I've never seen that before - using boxing gloves to beat up people," said Lt Walter Bell, head of Special Investigations in South Detectives.
Detective Larry McKnight, one of the lead investigators, says he's seen a lot in his 30 years as a cop. "This is a first for me."
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