A recently reopened Philly cheesesteak joint hired armed security guards to protect customers and staff as the City of Brotherly Love faces an ongoing crime wave.
“What we have become accustomed to in society is to react to issues once they happen,” Victoria Wylie, co-owner of Jim’s West Steaks & Hoagies, told Fox News. “It’s too late. One incident where someone is severely hurt or even passes away from me is not acceptable.”
Philadelphia surpassed 500 homicides the past two years, and overall crime was up nearly 16% year-to-date, according to Philadelphia Police Department data.