Takeover Style Armed Robbery At Verizon Wireless Store On East Dundee Rd, Palatine
Palatine police responded about 6:25 PM Saturday to an armed robbery that occurred about 6:15 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Store located at 784 East Dundee Road Palatine, IL. Police responded to a call of an armed robbery and surrounded the store. When they were able to communicate with personnel at the store, a manager told police that a robbery occurred inside the store at about 6:15 p.m.
The manager told police that two suspects entered the store and started asking about phones. During the conversation, one of the suspects removed a dark-colored handgun and ordered the three employees and four customers, who were in the store, to get down on the floor.
A second suspect then ordered the manager to open the inventory room. When the manager opened the door, the second suspect removed several cell phones, tablets and iPads.
The second suspect also ordered the manager to open the safe, where he removed an unknown amount of money. Both suspects fled through the rear door of the business with the items. No injuries were reported to customers or Verizon Wireless employees.
The offenders were described as #1) a male/black 6'0" 170 LBS about 30 years-old with braided hair and wearing a black hoodie, baseball cap; #2) male/black 5'6" 150 LBS also wearing a black hoodie and baseball cap, and was armed with a small caliber pistol.
There are conflicting reports, about which subject carried the handgun.
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The manager told police that two suspects entered the store and started asking about phones. During the conversation, one of the suspects removed a dark-colored handgun and ordered the three employees and four customers, who were in the store, to get down on the floor.
A second suspect then ordered the manager to open the inventory room. When the manager opened the door, the second suspect removed several cell phones, tablets and iPads.
The second suspect also ordered the manager to open the safe, where he removed an unknown amount of money. Both suspects fled through the rear door of the business with the items. No injuries were reported to customers or Verizon Wireless employees.
The offenders were described as #1) a male/black 6'0" 170 LBS about 30 years-old with braided hair and wearing a black hoodie, baseball cap; #2) male/black 5'6" 150 LBS also wearing a black hoodie and baseball cap, and was armed with a small caliber pistol.
There are conflicting reports, about which subject carried the handgun.
Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ...
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Takeover+Style+Armed+Robbery+At+Verizon+Wireless+Store+On+East+Dundee+Rd,+Palatine
armed robbery, takeover robbery, Palatine Police Department