Robber Stole Over $1,000 Cash From Business In Joliet: Police

JOLIET, IL — Police are seeking the public’s help to find a person who stole over $1,000 in cash from a cellphone store in Joliet, authorities said.

Officers responded around 12:45 p.m. Saturday to a Cricket Wireless store in the 400 block of Collins Street for a reported robbery, according to police.

According to an employee, a male entered the store with one hand hidden under his jacket, indicating a weapon, and demanded money from the register, police said. Once he had the cash, he fled on foot, according to police, who said no one was hurt.

The person was 5-foot-6 or 5-foot-7 with a skinny build and short brown curly hair, police said. He was wearing a gray and black Adidas hoodie, black jogger pants, blue tennis shoes, black sunglasses, and a black neck gaiter, which concealed his face, according to police.

Detectives are seeking video surveillance footage from between noon and 1 p.m. Saturday in the area west of Collins Street and north of Cass Street, police said.

Anyone with video footage or information that may help identify the person can contact the Joliet Police Department Investigations Division at 815-724-3020, or anonymously contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or https://crimestoppersofwillcounty.org/.