Robber shows knife, escapes with proceeds from Downers Grove vape shop
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Downers Grove police are seeking the public's assistance in finding a man who held up a tobacco and vape shop Sunday morning. This photo "shows the offender in and around the store," officials said. Courtesy of Village of Downers Grove
Downers Grove police are asking the public to help identify a man who held up a tobacco and vape shop at knifepoint Sunday morning.
No one was injured at the American Tobacco and Vape store, 4242 Main St., when a man wearing a black ski mask walked into the business at about 11:40 a.m. He showed the store clerk a knife and demanded cash, then fled north on foot with the proceeds into a residential neighborhood, according to police.
The thief is described as Black, 18 to 25 years old, who was wearing a navy-blue hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black shoes, and a ski mask that partially covered his face.
Detectives canvassed the area north of the shop Sunday afternoon, asking residents for assistance. The shop is located in a busy strip mall at the northwest corner of Ogden Avenue and Main Street.
Anyone with information about the robbery should call Downers Grove Police at (630) 434-5600.
