Suspect in Radio Shack Robbery Surrenders Peacefully After Standoff
Police have a man in custody they believe robbed the Palos Heights electronics chain Wednesday afternoon.
Police believe Wednesday afternoon's armed robbery of the Radio Shack on Harlem Avenue could be connected with a similar robbery in Frankfort last week. A suspect in the robbery was peacefully taken into custody today by Oak Lawn police after he fled Palos Heights Wednesday, police said. He is described as a male black, about 40 years old. The suspect entered the Radio Shack at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, drew a handgun and demanded money from the two employees who were in the store, said Palos Heights Deputy Chief Dave Delaney. One employee ran out the back door of the building but a second stayed behind, police said. The gunman ordered female employee who stayed behind to give him money. He suspect made off with an unknown amount of cash …
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Concerned citizen
5:00 am on Monday, December 17, 2012
This has become all too common in Radioshack. There has been a string of robberies and the employees are helpless to protect themselves. The Tandy corp refuses to provided security to theses stores. I guess it will require that someone dies in one of their establishments for them to provide a safety net for all theses innocent people.. more ›