Ex-worker charged in Chipotle robbery in Park Ridge

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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Police said a masked gunman robbed a Chipotle restaurant in northwest suburban Park Ridge.
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PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- A former Chipotle employee is accused of robbing the Park Ridge store on Monday.

Juan Duran, 23, walked into the restaurant wearing a mask, hit an employee with a gun and forced workers to open the safe, prosecutors said. After getting $4,395.25 in cash, he took the employees' cell phones, locked them in a walk-in cooler, and took off, they said.

Duran is charged with armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping.