Bloomington man arrested for armed robbery

Posted on June 12, 2019
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Dwight Police arrested Lawrence Lloyd of Bloomington for a Wednesday morning armed robbery at the Casey’s General Store. (Matty Ring/flickr)

 

By Neil Doyle

DWIGHT – A Bloomington man is in custody for a Wednesday morning armed robbery in Dwight.

Dwight police arrested Lawrence Lloyd, 30, for a hold up at the Casey’s General Store in the 100 block of Watters Drive.

Police said they located Lloyd near a CVS around 10:30 a.m. and found items that were taken during the robbery in his possession, including a gun.

Authorities initially responded around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to the Casey’s General Store for a report of an armed robbery. Nobody was injured during the incident.

Lloyd faces a Class X felony charge and is being held in the Livingston County jail.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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