Another Stick Up At This Joliet 7-Eleven Store

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet 7-Eleven store at 325 South Larkin Ave. is on pace to shatter the city's record for the most armed robberies if the current trend continues. For the second time in three nights, the 7-Eleven was robbed by a gunman, according to Joliet police.

Wednesday's crime happened at 7:14 p.m.

Joliet police say a man entered the store and displayed a handgun, demanding money from the cash register. He then stole a carton of cigarettes and fled the area.

The robber was described as a 6-foot-1 Black man with a heavy build. He wore a gray-hooded sweatshirt and wore blue jeans.

This week's other armed robbery took place at 8:35 p.m. on Monday. In that crime, Joliet police say the robber entered the store and tried to purchase beer. During the purchase, he pulled out a gun and told the 7-Eleven employee to give him money from the register.

Joliet police said the robber was a 6-foot-2 Black man with a heavy build, he wore a ski mask, beige jacket, black shirt, blue jeans and red shoes.

Joliet Patch visited 7-Eleven on Thursday afternoon and the employees instructed Patch to call an out of town corporate phone number regarding any news media inquires.

One Joliet 7-Eleven employee insisted that Wednesday's latest crime was "an attempted armed robbery, not an armed robbery." The employee also stressed that in Wednesday's crime, the perpetrator did not steal any cash.

In both crimes, nobody was hurt.

"Any connection between the two incidents is still under investigation," Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English announced Thursday.