La Grange Police have released photos of one of two men wanted in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at the 7-Eleven convenience store, located on Ogden Ave at East Ave, around 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1.
The two images were captured by the store’s video surveillance camera.
Anyone with information regarding the robbery is asked to contact Investigator Robert Wardlaw of the La Grange Police at 708-579-2333, ext. 2255.
The two suspects are described by police as African-American men in their 40s, about six feet tall.
A van allegedly used in the robbery was found by police near the Borders bookstore, 1 N La Grange Ave, around 3:50 p.m. the same day. The vehicle was reported stolen from the 2900 block of 87th St in Chicago.
Witnesses told police the van had been in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven with its hood open for several hours prior to the robbery.
One of the suspects brandished a handgun during the robbery, which occurred while a male clerk was alone in the store, police said. The employee was unharmed.