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Oak Lawn Cops End Search For McDonald's Robbery Suspect

Oak Lawn cops conclude search for McDonald's robbery suspect.

OAK LAWN, IL -- Oak Lawn police ended a search for an armed robbery suspect said to have robbed a McDonald’s restaurant at gunpoint Tuesday evening. Police officers, extra K9s and a helicopter were brought in to help search for the purported robber reported to have fled the scene.

An Everbridge alert went out warning residents living a near 91st Street and Cicero Avenue to stay inside. Sometime after 9 p.m., a man held up the McDonald’s at 9128 S. Cicero, Oak Lawn police said. The suspect was described as a male white, around 5-feet-9-inches tall, who was wearing a black hoodie, black bandana and gray jeans.

Police closed off several streets in the area as a Cook County Sheriff’s Police helicopter circled overhead. Extra K9s were called in to search backyards in the area. Oak Lawn police sent out a tweet stating that officers concluded their search but did not mention if they had a suspect in custody.

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