The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an unidentified suspect in the armed robbery of a truck stop near Zion on Tuesday night.
According to a sheriff’s office press release, the Travel Centers of America facility at 16650 Russell Road in unincorporated Lake County was robbed at 7:28 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, by an unknown offender who “entered the gas station, jumped over the counter behind the attendant and placed a sharp object to the back of her neck.”
The man ordered the attendant to open the cash register, police said, and he made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. A K-9 unit followed the offender’s path, which led to the parking lot of the travel center’s restaurant, but the trace abruptly ended, indicating that the offender likely left in a waiting vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office.
The suspect is described as a white male, in his 20s, about 5-foot-6, with an average build, clean-shaven face and having no accent. Officials said the attendant also described the man as having “distinct pale green eyes.” He was last seen wearing a red baseball cap, gray sweatshirt and dark-colored pants.
Anyone with information related to the robbery or the identity of the suspect is asked to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division at (847) 377-4250 or Lake County Crime Stoppers at (847) 662-2222.
JRNewton
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