Crime & Safety
Alleged Robbers Who Tossed Woman from Car Arrested
The woman was beaten and tossed from the vehicle after the alleged robbers stole two iPhones and $180.
Photo, from left: Reta Shamoun and Kennedy W. Jordan.
Romeoville police have arrested two people in connection with a robbery that left a woman injured.
Reta Shamoun, 18, of the 200 block of Sierra Trail, and Kennedy W. Jordan, 23, of the 1900 block of Cobblestone Drive, were both arrested on a robbery charge.
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Romeoville Commander John Ferdinardo told The Herald-News that on Nov. 9 police had received a call about a 21-year-old woman who had been struck by a car in the 400 block of Hamrick Avenue.
“Through investigation we learned she’d been at a party and met a man and two women and they all went for a ride together,” Ferdinardo told the paper. “During the drive, they beat the woman, took two iPhones, some papers and $180 and tossed her out of the car.”
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The car reportedly struck the woman in the leg as it was driven away. The woman refused medical treatment for her injuries.
An arrest warrant for a third person has been obtained.
A phone message left with the Romeoville Police Department was not returned.
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