A store employee was injured when a robbery suspect pistol-whipped him during a holdup at a Woodstock convenience store today, police said. Officers are looking for two male suspects who allegedly committed the armed robbery at Sunrise Food and Liquor, 715 McHenry Ave. A pair of masked and gloved robbers were brandishing pistols when they entered […]
A Hanover Park man accused of committing armed robbery in Woodstock and leading police on a high-speed chase was arrested at his home by United States Marshals June 30. Brian Odell, 39, of the 4700 block of Zeppelin Drive, Hanover Park, was charged with armed robbery, a Class X felony; unlawful restraint, a Class 4 […]
An armed robbery at a house on Throop Street early this morning led to a high-speed pursuit, according to the Woodstock Police Department. Police are still looking for the suspects. Officers were called to the 200 block of Throop Street at 2:52 a.m. June 28 for a disturbance in progress, the WPD said in a […]
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