Crime & Safety
Suspect Who Cops Say Caused HFHS Lockdown Arrested
Police said customers inside the Flossmoor Road CVS were unaware of an armed robbery while it occurred.
FLOSSMOOR, IL -- Police in Flossmoor have said the CVS armed robbery suspect who caused a lockdown on Homewood-Flossmoor High School last week has been caught and is a suspect in numerous other similar crimes in the area.
Keith Crumpler, 51, of Hazel Crest faces multiple counts of armed robbery in connection with the May 18 incident at the CVS store at 3200 Flossmoor Road and other alleged hold ups in Chicago, Posen and Markham, according to a report from the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle.
The incident in Flossmoor caused a brief lockdown of nearby Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Police say Crumpler displayed a handgun and went around the back of the store counter to remove cash from the register. Customers in the store at the time were apparently unaware when this occurred.
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The Chronicle report indicates Crumpler was taken into custody after a similar alleged crime in Chicago and Flossmoor police later identified him as the culprit in the CVS incident.
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