Crime & Safety

Cary Police Investigate Armed Robbery at Convenience Store

The robbery happened Thursday night. A similar incident was reported Thursday evening in Elgin and police are investigating whether the two are related.

The Cary Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a local convenience store, 296 Cary-Algonquin Road, at 8:14 p.m. on Thursday, according to a Cary Police Department press release.

A clerk at the store told police he was robbed at gunpoint after a man entered the store alone, asked to the use the restroom and then asked if the clerk was working “alone” and then asked for a pack of cigarettes, according to police.

The clerk told police the man proceeded to remove a back semi-automatic handgun from his front pocket and demanded money from the drawer. The clerk handed over $200 to $300 and the man then fled on foot, according to police.

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It is not known if a vehicle was parked nearby. The suspect was not wearing a mask or gloves.

The Elgin Police Department reported a similar incident early in the evening and police are investigating whether the two are related, according to the press release. Surveillance video was recovered in the Cary robbery.

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The suspect is described as a black male, 25 to 30 years old and around 150 pounds with thin build. He was wearing a black-hooded coat, black hat, light blue jeans and grey/white shoes.

Anyone with information should contact the Cary Police Department investigations section at 847-639-2341 or Cary-Grove Crime Stoppers at 1-800-762-7867. A reward maybe available for those providing information to police. 


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