North Aurora police Friday released video showing a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery at one of the city’s liquor stores.
The man asked a North Aurora liquor store clerk for Hennessy before robbing him at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon, said Deputy Chief Scott Buziecki of the North Aurora Police Department.
Dressed in a gray Nike hoodie, dark sunglasses, dark jeans and a white cap advertising the Chicago Blackhawks as Stanley Cup champions, the man initially went inside the store on the first block of South Lincolnway and walked around for a few minutes, then approached the clerk to ask for the liquor, according to a news release and surveillance photos from North Aurora police.
After making his request, the man left the store, returned less than a minute later and displayed a black semi-automatic gun with a gloved right hand while demanding cash from the register, according to police.
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Surveillance video shows the man walking up to the store and holding the door open as another person leaves before going inside, eventually making his way up to the counter and talking with the clerk for several seconds before walking away and out the door. When the man returns, he walks quickly up to the counter and pulls out a gun, which he shows to the clerk. After the clerk hands him a plastic bag, he leaves.
The man took an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen running east toward the Fox River, according to police, who were dispatched to the store at 5:32 p.m. Tuesday and said a search of the area was unsuccessful.
The clerk was not injured, police said.
North Aurora police are continuing to investigate the case, and ask anyone with information about the suspect, places he frequents or people he associates with to call the department’s Investigations Division at 630-897-8705, ext. 610; or to leave anonymous tips at the same general line by selecting option 3. People can also call Aurora Area Crime Stoppers, 630-892-1000, and qualify for a reward for providing information that leads to a felony arrest.