Family Dollar store robbed in Waukegan

A Waukegan Family Dollar store was robbed at gunpoint Thursday afternoon.

A masked man entered the store, 610 S. Genesee St., just after noon and pulled a handgun, police said in a news release. An undisclosed amount of money was taken.

The thief, described as a black male, was last seen fleeing the store on foot, police said.

Anyone with any information should call the Waukegan Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division tip line at (847) 360-9001.