Armed robberies in Aurora, Naperville, Downers Grove, Marengo may be linked, police say
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) Police in Marengo are looking for two suspects who shot a clerk last week, and investigators say they might also be tied to robberies in Aurora, Naperville and Downers Grove.
Naperville and Downers Grove police are looking for suspects wanted in connection for robbing two stores at gunpoint Sunday evening.
Just before 10 p.m. Sunday, two men entered Extra Value Liquors on East Bailey Road in Naperville.
Police said the men stole cash and the clerk s phone before taking off.
Less than two hours later, a similar robbery was reported in from a 7-Eleven in Downers Grove. Again, one man was seen carrying a handgun.
MARENGO, Ill. (WLS) Police in Marengo are asking for help finding two men who shot a gas station clerk during a robbery Wednesday morning, as his community rallies to his aid.
Surveillance video shows the two men suspected in the robbery and shooting at the Circle K/Shell station around 3:30 a.m. Clerk Brian Pemble was airlifted to the hospital.
Pemble s friends say despite being in pain, he is in good spirits. His Marengo community has already raised thousands of dollars to help the 35-year-old father of five.
Marengo police are searching for two men, captured on surveillance video, who shot a gas station clerk during an armed robbery overnight Wednesday.