Posted Jul 26, 2011 @ 09:55 AM
PEKIN —
Two employees chased a man from the Kroger grocery store he had just robbed Sunday, but stopped when he paused, turned and aimed a handgun at them.
No one was injured, but the robber escaped and was still being sought Monday afternoon, as police reviewed security camera video and other evidence the thief left behind, said Pekin Police Detective Don Jolly.
Shortly after 2:30 p.m. the man entered the store at 1607 Broadway St. and asked one of the checkout clerks if she would exchange some dollar bills he had for change, Jolly said. When the clerk opened the register, the man handed her a note, stating, “This is a robbery and he had a gun,” Jolly said. Without displaying the weapon, the man grabbed an undetermined amount of cash from the register and ran from the store.
Two employees gave chase, but the robber disappeared after he froze them by pointing his handgun, Jolly said.
He was described as white, about 6 feet tall and wearing a dark hat with an emblem and dark short-sleeved shirt, shorts and shoes.
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This happened Sunday afternoon. I do my grocery shopping in the morning. Needless to say this bothered me a bit. I have been shopping there for over a year now since I moved here.
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I woke up this morning to severe thunderstorms. My beautiful tomato plants were knocked over and some of the tomatoes knocked off. I haven’t been able to get out and take care of the plants because of the rain. It is still back as pitch out right now. The best thing about this is the temporary relief from the heat. I was listening to the weather on my weather scanner this morning and this heat is forecast to last through all of next week too… Clear into August where we have the dog days of summer.
I hope you all have a great weekend. Stay safe and be happy!!
