Robbers Hit 7-Eleven In Joliet, Then New Lenox

NEW LENOX, IL - Two men and their getaway driver are suspected of robbing the 7-Eleven store in Joliet off Houbolt Road around 3:40 a.m. and then driving along I-80 to New Lenox, where they robbed the Speedway around 4 a.m., according to the New Lenox Police Department.

At the Speedway, "the clerk provided the money and the two (people) fled on foot to a car that was waiting nearby. Taken was about $100. The clerk was not injured," New Lenox Police told Patch.

New Lenox Police believe this is a three-man crime crew. The third person is the getaway driver, who waits nearby as his two accomplices go inside the business to rob the place. At the Speedway, two men entered the business and one of them pointed his gun at the clerk.

At around 3:40 a.m. Sunday, New Lenox Police said, "the same offenders robbed a 7-11 in Joliet, about 20 minutes prior to robbing the Speedway in New Lenox. The NLPD is investigating all leads in this case, and we continue to contine to investigate the other recent incidents that were similar in nature."

The 7-Eleven in Joliet is the one located off Houbolt Road, which is near Interstate 80.

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