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🌱 Patch AM: What we know about the Ricky Rockets armed robbery in Buffalo Grove

Also, don't miss Carnival Glass Auction: The Online Encore on the Buffalo Grove Patch calendar

Monday September 28th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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  • What we know about the Ricky Rockets armed robbery in Buffalo Grove

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πŸ“° News we're reading

β€’ 7 masked, gloved suspects armed with sledgehammers commit armed robbery at fuel center in Buffalo Grove (lakemchenryscanner.com) β€” Buffalo Grove police are investigating a pre-dawn armed robbery at the Ricky Rockets Fuel Center on East Lake Cook Road, where seven masked suspects smashed video gaming machines with sledgehammers and stole cash. No employees were hurt, but officers say the crew may be tied to a wider string of gaming-machine burglaries across the Chicagoland area, and no arrests have been made yet.
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