Police describe robbers who hit video game store

Round Lake Beach police released descriptions of two men wanted for questioning in the armed robbery of a GameStop store.

One suspect is 18 to 25 years old and 6 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches tall with medium build. He was wearing dark pants, white shoes, and a red and black jacket with the words "Got Game" on the back.

The other suspect is also 18 to 25 years old, and 5 feet, 7 inches tall. He has a medium build and was wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.

Both men concealed their faces during the robbery.

They made off with an Xbox 360 Elite and a PlayStation 3 game system and several PlayStation and Xbox games.

There have been similar robberies in Gurnee, Zion and Waukegan, police said.

The masked thieves, one armed with a handgun, robbed the video-game store at 617 E. Rollins Road on Sunday shortly before it was closing at 8 p.m., police said.

Two employees were outside, preparing to lock up the store, when they were confronted by the thieves.

The robbers forced the workers inside and locked one employee in a closet, police said. They made the other employee open a safe. That employee was also locked in the closet after the thieves took an undisclosed sum of money, police said.

Neither employee was hurt, officials said.

Anyone with information about the robbery can call police at (847) 546-2127.