Reward offered as armed robber strikes Schaumburg again
On the heels of the seventh strike of a serial armed robber in Schaumburg, Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
The robber, armed as usual with a pistol and wearing a mask, hit a business on the 1100 block of South Springinsguth Road at 3:51 p.m. Thursday. Police said it was the same business as his fourth robbery at 3:41 p.m. Aug. 18.
All of his robberies have been at gas stations and convenience stores, and most took place in the morning or predawn hours, Schaumburg police Sgt. John Nebl said.
The robber is described as 20 to 25 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds with a medium build, black hair and brown eyes.
His routine is to enter the store, demand cash from the clerk and flee on foot before entering a vehicle or using a bicycle.
In addition to cash, he has also taken cigarettes and on the last robbery a DVD.
The other incidents were at 4:10 a.m. July 17 on the 1900 block of West Golf Road; 8:57 a.m. Aug. 9 on the 2300 block of West Bode Road; 4:19 a.m. on the 100 block of South Meacham Road and both 6:05 a.m. Aug. 24 and 6:25 a.m. Aug. 29 at the same business on the 2300 block of West Schaumburg Road.
Anyone with information can call the Crime Stoppers hotline at (800) 535-7867. Those who don't wish to leave their name will be given a code number to use.
For more information about Crime Stoppers, visit cookcountycrimestoppers.org.