BPD: Man armed with a knife robs south side Walgreens

Posted on January 3, 2019

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – A cashier at a Bloomington Walgreens was reportedly robbed at knife point Thursday night. No one was hurt in the latest hold-up to plague the Twin-Cities.

Bloomington Police said a black man armed with a knife robbed the cashier in the front of the store about 8 p.m. at 909 S. Main St., at Wood St., on the city’s south side.

Police said the robber is about 5’6″ to 5’8″ tall, and wearing black clothes. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, and was last seen running west.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bloomington Police at 309-820-8888, or McLean County Crime Stoppers at 309-828-1111.

Thursday night’s hold-up is the eighth to a local business in less than three weeks. Police have cleared one of those robberies with a pair of arrests.

BPD is also trying to solve a series of recent “smash and grab” car burglaries outside fitness and day care centers.

Officers continue to look for burglary suspect Floyd Brown, who allegedly led authorities on a high-speed chase on December 23 and ran off after causing a multi-vehicle crash on Veterans Parkway and G.E. Road.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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