One arrested after Waukegan robbery
A Waukegan man was arrested late Thursday night after a city police officer saw an armed robbery at Little Fort Liquors, 2727 Washington St. The officer was in the area because of several recent armed robberies there and saw two men rob the store, police said in a news release. One was armed with a pistol. After the robbers left the store on foot, the officer chased the suspects and arrested one of them. Melvin Taylor, 22, who has a last known address on the 3000 block of Grand Avenue, was charged with armed robbery and other crimes. Bond was set at $1 million and he's held at the Lake County jail. Taylor will appear in court April 26. His accomplice escaped. Anyone with information can call police at (847) 360-9001.
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