Scenes From a Manhunt (Photo Gallery)

Patch captured the images from Tuesday's search in Tinley Park and the surrounding area by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for two men who escaped a downtown Chicago prison complex.

Scenes From a Manhunt (Photo Gallery)

Patch captured the images from Tuesday's search in Tinley Park and the surrounding area by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for two men who escaped a downtown Chicago prison complex.

Flossmoor Police Search for Armed Robber

With the help of a canine unit, Flossmoor Police are working to track down a man police say is responsible for robbing a Flossmoor resident at gunpoint on the evening of Nov. 8.

Flossmoor Police are searching for an armed man who robbed a Flossmoor resident at gunpoint yesterday as he was returning from work, said Flossmoor Deputy Police Chief Mike Pulec. The robbery occurred around 6:50 p.m. on the 1600 block of Princeton Road, according to the report. Police say the robber approached the resident as he was entering his garage and demanded his wallet while brandishing a handgun. The man gave over his wallet and the robber fled eastbound, the report said. Police enlisted the help of a canine unit to search for the armed robber last night, but Pulec said there were no results. "We're still trying to locate a suspect," Pulec said. "The search is ongoing." Police are describing the thief as a black man in his late …

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Mark Liszeo

8:27 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Joel, our constitution gives us the right to defend ourselves, but Illinois is the only state too ignorant to allow us to protect ourselves. Personally I'm looking to move out of state in a few years when my son is done with high school. The quality of life in this area has fallen too low for my taste!!!   more ›

Homewood Police Investigate Rico's Pizza Robbery

Masked man wielding semi-automatic weapon fled with backpack of cash, police say.

Homewood police are searching for the man responsible for a strong-arm robbery that occurred at a local pizza restaurant over the weekend. Police say around 10:50 p.m. Saturday, a masked man entered Rico's Pizza Restaurant carrying an orange and gray backpack and a black, semi-automatic gun. Once inside, the man pointed the gun at both employees and ordered one to open the safe in the rear of the store and transfer the $355 inside to his backpack, police said.  According to police, the masked man then ordered both employees to the cash register and demanded the same employee to empty the cash, which totaled $500, into his backpack. The unidentified man made both employees surrender their cell phones and lie flat on the floor, police said. …

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Charlie

9:55 pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Well, then clearly you've never read a newspaper or watched a news program before, Juvenal. http://archive.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/08/another-strongarm-robbery-in-lincoln-park.html http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-02-05/news/9702050339_1_robber-7-eleven-store-victim http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/05/nyregion/soprano-16-charged-in-east-side-street-robbery.html http://www.nbcchicago.com…   more ›