Crime & Safety
Knife-Wielding Robber Holds Up Northbrook Office
The robber reportedly stole cash, jewelry and car keys Tuesday evening.
NORTHBROOK, IL — Detectives are investigating an armed robbery reported in Northbrook last week. An employee at a business in the 600 block of Dundee Road reported he was working at his office desk around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday when an unidentified man entered the office.
The man came up behind the employee with "what was believed to be a knife." The robber then demanded the man's cash, jewelry and car keys, according to police reports.
The robber than ran from the office.
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Northbrook police spokesperson Thomas Moore said Monday no other information could be immediately released as the incident is under active investigation. (Sign up for real-time email alerts for the latest news for Northbrook — or your Illinois community. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)
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