Crime & Safety
Gunman Robs Shell Station, Eludes Police
Elmhurst police report the man got away with cash and cigarettes after pointing a gun at the clerk.
A man who committed an armed robbery at the Shell station, 654 W. North Ave., eluded police Tuesday night, according to a police report released Thursday.
Elmhurst police reported the man entered the store at 10:37 p.m. Nov. 5, pointed a black shiny handgun at the store clerk and demanded money. The clerk opened the cash drawer and the gunman removed about $200. He also grabbed several cartons of Newport cigarettes.
He left the store in an unknown direction. Police set up a perimeter, but they were unable to locate him. During the search, they did, however, locate a carton of Newport cigarettes near the fenced area behind Mack's Golden Pheasant, which is to the west of the Shell station.
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The witness described the gunman as a tall, thin black man about 22 to 28 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood drawn tight to conceal his face.
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