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Convenience Store Robbery

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Chicago Man Gets 6 Years for His Role in Lisle 7-Eleven Robbery

Antwan Jones was the last of the four men, including two from Lisle, to be sentenced in the robbery.

A Chicago man will spend several years behind bars for his role in the 2012 robbery of a Lisle 7-Eleven. Antwan Jones, 18, 11406 S. Throop St., was sentenced Tuesday to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Judge Blanche Hill Fawell, according to a press release from the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. At about 2:15 a.m. on July 19, 2012, Jones, along with three others, robbed the 7-Eleven, 4651 Old Tavern Road, according to the  Lisle Police Department. An employee who was assaulted during the incident was transferred to Edward Hospital for treatment. No weapons were used, police said. An investigation into the robbery and assault conducted by the Lisle Police Department and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s …

Tom Koz

2:41 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013

TOO Bad the "man just trying to make a living" wasn't armed,   more ›

Monday, July 23, 2012

Four Men Arrested in 7-Eleven Robbery

Four men, including two from Lisle, were charged with robbery and mob action after police said they robbed the Old Tavern Road 7-Eleven and assaulted the clerk on duty.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Four Men Arrested in 7-Eleven Robbery

Four men, including two from Lisle, were charged with robbery and mob action after police said they robbed the Old Tavern Road 7-Eleven and assaulted the clerk on duty.

Four men took miscellaneous items from a convenience store on Old Tavern Road early Thursday morning, according to a news release from the Lisle Police Department. An employee was also physically assaulted. The individuals robbed 7-Eleven, 4651 Old Tavern Rd., around 2:16 a.m., according to the report. An employee who was assaulted during the incident was transferred to Edward Hospital for treatment. No weapons were used, according to the report. Members of the Lisle Police Department and DuPage County State's Attorney's Office took the men into custody at 10:30 p.m. Thursday after a brief investigation. Deshaun Wilson, 17, and Antonio M. Finley, 21, of Lisle, Steven V. Gayden, 17, of Aurora, and Antwan Jones Jr., 18, of Chicago, are …

Tom Koz

6:58 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012

It's Unfortunate that the clerk wasn't armed.   more ›

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