Aurora man charged with robbery

An 18-year-old Aurora man narrowly missed a bullet but received a laundry list of charges Thursday for an attempted robbery, police said Saturday.

Ivan A. Cruz of the 600 block of Pierce Street was charged with armed violence, residential burglary and aggravated assault for allegedly robbing a home around 10 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Mountain Street.

Police said in a news release that officers responded to a 911 call from Mountain Street neighbors that a suspected burglary was in progress.

Police said that when officers arrived they saw a white Pontiac station wagon parked in front of the home with a 19-year-old woman sitting inside.

Inside the home, police were confronted by Cruz when he emerged from a bedroom, holding a handgun, police said. The sergeant fired once at Cruz but missed, the bullet striking a wall behind him.

The sergeant who fired the shot, police said, has been with the department for almost 15 years. He has been reassigned to administrative duties pending the final results of an internal investigation. Police said the preliminary findings indicate the shooting was justified.

Both Cruz and 19-year-old woman were taken into custody following the incident, The woman was released without charges Friday.

Cruz is being held in Kane County jail on $200,000 bond. He has a Feb. 11 court date at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles.