Reward increased in year-old Naperville robbery

Daily Herald report

A Naperville businessman is offering up to a $50,000 reward in addition to a $1,000 Crime Stoppers reward for information leading to the arrest of and recovery of funds from an armed robbery that happened outside his business on Sept. 13, 2010.

Basim Esmail, owner of Extra Value Liquors, 1550 N. Route 59 was robbed at gunpoint as he walked to his vehicle in the parking lot. Police said a dark color, four door sedan approached Esmail and a male passenger exited the vehicle with a handgun and robbed him of the business cash receipts. The vehicle and its two occupants fled the scene, heading eastbound. One of the suspects was described as being 5-feet, 11-inches tall, approximately 200 pounds and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and possibly wearing a nylon ski mask.

The Naperville Police Department continues to actively investigate this incident. Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (630) 420-6006. A Crime Stoppers reward up to $1,000 is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest. Additionally, Esmail is offering $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest and $40,000 for the return of the undisclosed amount of cash.