• A gas station owner in Philadelphia has hired security with AR-15s and Kevlar bulletproof vests to combat rising crime.
• Gas station owner Neil Patel said he took drastic measures after experiencing the worst spate of crime at his establishment in decades – which included a gang ripping out and carting away his ATM.
• “We are tired of this nonsense – robbery, drug trafficking” and gangs “hanging around,” Patel said.

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