Armed robber who stole from teens on the loose in Joliet, Illinois
JOLIET, Ill. â An armed robber is on the loose in southwest suburban Joliet after he took a teenager's purse at gunpoint on Thursday.Police were called to the 500 block of Silver Leaf Drive, where the thief approached two 17-year-old girls sitting in a parked car just before 11 a.m.The thief approached the car and placed a handgun against the passenger's neck while demanding her purse. He then grabbed the car keys from the driver.
He was last seen near a home in the 500 block of Silver Falls Street. Police searched the home but did not find the robber.Residents in the area were told to shelter in place during the initial part of the search. Police later lifted the order.No injures were reported.Police later learned there were other suspects involved in the robbery. Two suspects were identified and were in custody, Joliet police said.
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