Friday, February 15, 2013
A man pointed a semi-automatic gun at a clerk, police said. Here's a suspect description.
A 7-Eleven store in North Aurora was robbed Thursday morning, according to police. The robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven on 718 Butterfield Road. This is in the plaza on the southwest corner of Butterfield and Hart/Mitchell roads. North Aurora patrol officers were dispatched to the scene at 5:35 a.m., according to a police statement released Friday afternoon. "Upon arrival, officers learned that at approximately 5:15 a.m., a male wearing a mask entered the store and pointed a small black gun at (a store clerk)," the statement said. "The suspect demanded cash from the register and the clerk complied, giving him an undetermined amount of cash." The suspect also took an unknown quantity of lottery scratch-off tickets and several cartons of …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Last week's armed robbery has motivated residents to be more cautious. Here's what they had to say.
Batavia residents were disturbed last week with the news that a bank in town had been robbed at gunpoint. Resident Michelle Brogan was on her way to pick up some pizzas Dec. 22 when she saw police vehicles and cones blocking the entrance to Old Second National Bank on Batavia's east side. "It does make me nervous," Brogan said. At about 10 a.m. on Dec. 22, a man whose face was mostly covered walked into the bank with a black semi-automatic handgun. He left the bank with an unknown amount of cash and fled in a small four-door white or light-colored sedan, according to police. Batavia police and the FBI continue to investigate the robbery. No new information on the incident was released this week. Here was some of the reaction on Facebook: …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Here are some more photos outside the scene as police searched for answers.
Batavia police were at the scene of an east-side bank robbery for over four hours on Saturday, interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence. Patrol cars, unmarked cars and the Batavia police crime scene investigation SUV gathered in the parking lot of Old Second National Bank, located on the 1000 block of East Wilson Street. This is where the armed robbery took place, sometime before 10:08 a.m. Dec. 22. A man dressed in a black hoodie, his face mostly covered, came into the bank with a black semi-automatic handgun, according to police. He fled with an unknown amount of money. A chalk outline was drawn in one of the front parking spaces of the bank. It's unclear if this was where the getaway car, a white or light-colored smaller four-door …
Monday, December 24, 2012
This image shows the suspect at a teller window. Police continue to investigate the robbery.
Another photo of the male suspect in the weekend armed robbery in Batavia was posted online. The second image, shown here on this page, is of the suspect at a teller’s window on Saturday inside the Old Second National Bank location on the 1000 block of East Wilson Street. In his right-gloved hand, he holds a black semi-automatic handgun on the counter. The suspect took an unknown amount of money and fled the bank, according to police. Officers responded to the bank at 10:08 a.m. Saturday. The suspect was described as 25-30 years old, 5'9'' to 5'10'' wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, a black scarf covering his face and blue jeans. Batavia police and the FBI continue to investigate the robbery. If you have any information …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The robbery occurred on Saturday, and the suspect had a semi-automatic handgun, police said. Here's a description.
A bank on Batavia's east side was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning, police said. The robbery occurred at the Old Second National Bank on the 1000 block of East Wilson Street. Officers reported to the scene at 10:08 a.m., according to a Batavia police news release. "The offender displayed a black semi-automatic handgun," the release said. "An unknown amount of currency was taken. No injuries were reported." The offender left the area possibly in a white or light-colored, smaller four-door sedan, police said. The suspect's description is as follows: Police were first notified of the robbery after receiving an alarm. Officers were then notified that bank employees contacted police and told them an armed robbery occurred. Batavia police in …
Friday, December 14, 2012
This man has been charged in connection with a May 2012 armed robbery in a St. Charles parking lot.
A 32-year-old Glendale Heights man has been charged with armed robbery after his palm prints matched those found on property stolen from the victim during an armed robbery on West Main Street in May, police said. Antwon D. Powell, of the 2100 block of Roland Drive, Glendale Heights, was taken into police custody without incident Tuesday night, Dec. 11, 2012, St. Charles police announced in a release issued late Thursday afternoon. He is charged with armed robbery with a firearm, a Class X felony. Powel's bail was set at $500,000 in court Wednesday at the Kane County Judicial Center. Police said the investigation is still pending. According to police, a 37-year-old man was walking in a bank parking lot at 1525 W. Main St. on May 19, 2012, …
Monday, December 10, 2012
The robbery occurred late this morning. Here's a suspect description.
A 7-Eleven store in North Aurora was robbed Monday morning, according to police. The robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven on 2 S. Lincolnway, located at the southwest corner of Lincolnway (Route 31) and State Street (Route 56). North Aurora patrol officers were dispatched to the scene at 9:57 a.m., according to a police statement released this afternoon. "Upon arrival, officers learned that at approximately 9:40 a.m. a female store employee was robbed outside of the store as she was transporting store money to the bank," the statement said. The suspect was waiting out of sight on the south side of the building. He knocked her to the ground, displayed the barrel of a gun and demanded money, according to police. The female complied with the …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
A white male took a Fifth Third Bank near Rt. 64 on Tuesday morning. Here are more details and a full suspect description.
A man robbed a bank in West Chicago on Tuesday morning, according to police. The man took an undisclosed amount of cash from Fifth Third Bank, 1800 N. Neltnor Blvd. (Route 59) in West Chicago. West Chicago police officers responded to the bank at about 10:35 a.m. Tuesday for a report that the robbery had just occurred, according to a press release. Officers learned the man had entered the bank and passed a note to a teller demanding money. The man then left the bank and was last seen walking eastbound towards Route 59 with an undisclosed amount of money. Suspect Description The robbery suspect is described as: Help Police Solve This Case Based on the physical description coupled with similar behavior exhibited in both cases, the suspect in…
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Friday, July 20, 2012
The shirt worn in Zachary Schulz's police photo is actually sold by a pizza restaurant. Schulz faces an attempted armed robbery charge following a July 10 incident in Batavia.
The shirt worn by a 20-year-old in a Batavia Police photo that references "shroom-in'" actually came from a major restaurant franchise. Zach Schulz of Batavia had a green shirt on that said "Keep On Shroom-in'" when police took his photo on July 10. The shirt was ridiculed in the comments section of the first story, on Facebook and Twitter. The "Keep On Shroom-in'" shirt is sold by Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers, a restaurant with locations in 17 states and Washington, D.C. (The closest location to Batavia is about four hours away in Carmel, IN.) Some Mellow Mushroom locations are adorned in tye-dye and mushrooms. Each location is "locally owned and operated, and every bit as unique, and just a touch eccentric, as the original," according to…
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Zachary Schulz of Batavia is out on $5,000 bond. Here are some new details about the incident.
The Batavia man facing an attempted robbery charge was released from the Kane County Jail on Wednesday following a court appearance. Zachary Schulz, 20, posted $5,000 to leave the jail, 10 percent of the $50,000 bail set by Judge John Walters. Schulz, of the 700 block of Houston Street, is charged with one count of attempted armed robbery—no firearm, according to court records. At about 2 a.m. on July 10, Schulz approached a woman in a vehicle outside the downtown Chase Bank, 130 S. Batavia Ave., police said. The woman told police that Schulz was armed with a knife. A knife was recovered near the scene of the incident, Batavia Police Sgt. Shawn Mazza said. Police did not know whether Schulz was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at …
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7:50 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013
I agree Wendy. Also, why was there a 20 minute window from burglary to NAPD being on the scene? That is a little strange! more ›