A woman who tried to rob a Crystal Lake gas station at gunpoint Thursday evening ran away without taking anything after an alarm was activated, police said. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 9:18 p.m. Thursday to the Mobil gas station, 250 North Route 31, for a report of an attempted armed robbery. Officers […]
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Man armed with knife attempts to rob gas station in Zion
A man armed with a knife unsuccessfully tried robbing a gas station in Zion Thursday evening, police said. The Zion Police Department responded around 8:30 p.m. Thursday to the Star Gas station, 2301 Sheridan Road in Zion, for a report of a robbery. Police said that a man entered the gas station and tried robbing […]
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Police searching for armed man who tried robbing McHenry convenience store
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a man with a butcher knife that tried robbing a convenience store in unincorporated McHenry. Police responded to a call of an attempted armed robbery around 9 p.m. Thursday at Nezda’s Little Store, 502 West Ringwood Road in unincorporated McHenry. The McHenry […]
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Man armed with large knife tries to rob Beach Park store
A man armed with a large knife tried robbing a convenience store in Beach Park Tuesday afternoon, but he ran away without getting any money from the clerk, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to the Stop and Save, 38478 North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, for an […]
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Police catch armed robbery suspects in separate robberies
The suspects in two separate armed robberies in Winthrop Harbor have been caught by police, including the suspects in a third attempted robbery where a police officer caught the suspects as they were about to enter a gas station. On July 26 just before 10 p.m., a Winthrop Harbor police officer on routine patrol saw […]
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Police investigating attempted armed robbery at pharmacy in Waukegan
The Waukegan Police Department is investigating an attempted armed robbery at a pharmacy Friday afternoon in Waukegan. Police were called to the scene of Nyj Vital Rx at 2310 Grand Avenue in Waukegan at 12:40 p.m. for a report of an armed robbery. When police officers arrived the staff told them that a man with […]