Vitamin Store Robbed At Gunpoint In Orland Park: Police

ORLAND PARK, IL -- Police are looking for a man who robbed an Orland Park vitamin store at gunpoint late Wednesday afternoon. The suspect got away with an unknown amount of cash. He is said to have produced a silver revolver during the robbery, police said in a news release.

An employee told police the man entered Vitamin World at 15627 S. LaGrange Road at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect, described as a white male wearing a black neoprene mask similar to a jogging mask, asked about some products for sale. Police said he approached the employee at the register, where he produced a silver revolver. The man demanded all the cash in the register. After getting the money, he fled the store and ran in a southeast direction.

The store did not have any customers when the robbery occurred. No injuries were reported. Officers searched the area but couldn’t find him.

The suspect is described as a white male, about 6-feet tall and weighing 140 to 150 pounds. In addition to the face mask, he wore a black Adidas coat with a black Adidas logo embroidered on the left chest, faded blue jeans and worn-looking black shoes. According to police he carried off the money in a white plastic shopping bag.

Anyone who can assist the police with identifying the suspect is urged to call the Orland Park Police Department at 708-349-4111.