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The Philadelphia 76ers opened the preseason with a 120-97 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night, despite several of their biggest stars sitting out. LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid did not play, leaving some fans let down but still excited to see the team in action. "I’m a little disappointed because I really wanted to see LeBron open up the preseason game," fan Karen Cabbler said. "But Jalen Brown is, so I’m happy about that." Jaylen Brown made his Sixers debut and led the team with 22 points. While James did not play, he remained part of the preseason buzz. He has been seen traveling between Philadelphia and New York by helicopter for practice. For young fan Elliott Strenger, the game was about finally seeing the Sixers in person. "Watching on TV, but it’s my dream to see it in real life," he said. The Sixers continue preseason play Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets before opening the regular season Oct. 20 against the Knicks in New York.

Police released surveillance video for the first time Monday showing moments from a commercial robbery at Diaz Mini Market on the 1500 block of North 29th Street in Brewerytown on September 29 at around 4 p.m. According to police, two suspects entered the store, both armed with handguns, while a third person kept watch outside. Surveillance video shows a suspect displaying a gun at the front counter during the robbery. Police say the suspects announced a robbery and forced those inside the store into the stockroom, demanding access to the safe. Ultimately, the suspects were not able to get inside the safe. "They saw the safe and they thought there was money in there. While they were asking them for the password, and they didn’t know the password, he was hitting my uncle, hitting my uncle," said Marianny Hernandez, a market worker. Police say one of the suspects pistol whipped the man. Police say one suspect is a man between 25 and 30 years old, wearing a KMSL hooded sweatshirt and carrying a Sprayground backpack. The other suspect is believed to be between 17 and 20 years old, with ear-length twists or braids, and wearing a black and white Spiderman backpack. The man injured during the robbery has not yet returned to work at the market, according to his niece. After not accessing the safe, the suspects took the victim's phone, keys, and roughly $7,000 before heading eastbound on West Jefferson Street, according to police. Hernandez said workers are now monitoring the store closely. "We will be watching the cameras 24/7, every weird car. Every time somebody comes in with a mask we try to take them off. Like tell them to take them off." "Just real sad and very scary because I could have been in there…I could have sent my granddaughter to the store and she could have got caught in that," said community member, Conchita Bradley. Treway Lambert said, "I come here all the time, every day…Whoever is around here that’s doing that, just chill out. It’s not that type of vibe, we’re not living like that no more. Go get a job." Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Central Detective Division.

Two teenagers will be charged as juveniles after police say they tried to bring weapons and marijuana to a football game at Harry S. Truman High School on Friday. Officials say security stopped the teens from bringing backpacks into the stadium, leading to a search that turned up a handgun, an air soft gun and marijuana. ## Security action prevents potential threat outside high school game Police say school security stopped two teens from entering Friday night's Truman-Springfield football game with backpacks, which goes against district policy. The teens then left their bags outside and went into the game. School resource officers noticed the unattended bags along the fence line, walked over to investigate and found the handgun, air soft gun and drugs, police say. "They put the backpacks along the fence line and went into the football game. They kept an eye on them, they thought it was suspicious, they walked over to the backpack and discovered the weapons," said Bristol Township Police Chief CJ Winik. Both teens will face charges in juvenile court, according to police. Police say one attends Truman and the other goes to another school. "It’s always concerning when anybody, specifically a juvenile, gets ahold of a firearm," said Winik. No shots were fired and no one was hurt during the incident, police say. ## Community reaction as school reassures families Bristol Township residents expressed disappointment and concern after learning about the weapons discovery. "Sadness. I can’t believe it’s happening around here. And I realize there is a lot of cops now at the Friday night football games and now I understand why," said Jaye, a Bristol Township resident. "I mean you can’t really go to a sporting event without something happening. So I would just say security needs to be tightened up when it goes to those type of things," said Eric, another resident. The school district sent a letter to parents on Saturday that said, "The District takes the safety of our students, staff, and visitors extremely seriously. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement and are following all applicable District policies and Pennsylvania law." Bristol Township Police say they recently added two school resource officers to help keep students safe. "That’s why we implemented school resource officers this year for their safety and we are going to do everything we can to protect their children," said Chief Winik. Police say there is no indication the teens planned to use the handgun at the football game. Investigators are trying to learn who owns the handgun and why it was brought to school property. Investigators have not yet determined who owns the firearm or the reason it was brought to the high school grounds, according to police.

Delaware State Police say they arrested 25-year-old Tzair Bryant of Claymont and are searching for a second suspect after two customer vehicles were stolen from Penny Hill Service and Repair Center during a recent burglary. Troopers responded to the shop on Philadelphia Pike at around 12:00 a.m. on September 26 for a burglary in progress. Police found the glass from a garage door was broken and searched the building but determined the suspects had already left the scene. A male and female suspect are accused of forcing their way in and stealing car keys for vehicles left by customers for service, according to Delaware State Police. Investigators say the suspects then used the keys to steal two vehicles. The Delaware State Police Criminal Investigations Unit took over the case, according to investigators. On September 30, Wilmington Police found one of the stolen vehicles near East 8th Street and North Buttonwood Street. Officers say they took Bryant into custody at the scene and recovered the keys to the stolen vehicle. Investigators are still looking for the female suspect believed to be involved in the burglary. Wilmington Police contacted Delaware State Police detectives after Bryant’s arrest, and the agencies are working together on the case. Police have not released the identity of the second suspect or information on the recovery of the second stolen vehicle.

A 36-year-old woman was charged with arson after police say she started two fires days apart in an alleyway behind a Philadelphia daycare.