La Grange Park Store Held Up At Gunpoint: Cops

La Grange IL

11 February, 2022

12:03 PM

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LA GRANGE PARK, IL — A man held up La Grange Park's Dollar Tree store at gunpoint and took two employees to the store's safe to get money Thursday night, police said. Shortly before 9 p.m., a man wearing a knit hat that said "Security" on the front approached an employee at the register, according to a police news release. He displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register, then took the two employees to the safe and ordered them to give him the money, police said. He then left, and the employees called 911. No injuries were reported. Police did not reveal the amount of money stolen. The man was described as black and wearing all black clothing and an orange surgical mask. Anyone with information about the robbery is urged to call detectives at 708-352-7711, ext. 211.