Bolingbrook Radio Shack armed robbery prompts police search

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Thursday, July 24, 2014
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BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (WLS) -- Bolingbrook police are searching for two suspects in connection with an alleged armed robbery that occurred at a Radio Shack store, police said.

Police said two men allegedly entered the store, located in the 1100-block of W. Boughton Road, displaying a silver handgun. The male employee was then escorted to the rear of the store, where the offenders allegedly tied his hands and feet to a chair while they took laptops, smartphones and the store video surveillance, police said.

The victim described both men as African-American and in their 20s; one is described as 5-foot-5 and 120 pounds with a light complexion. The other offender was described as having dread locks, a mustache and a goatee with a dark complexion. Police said the offenders may have fled in a silver four-door sedan with tinted windows.

Police are continuing to investigate.

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