Two Verizon workers robbed at gunpoint in Normal

Posted on November 6, 2019
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Normal Police were on the scene of a Tuesday night armed robbery at the Verizon Wireless Digital Store in north Normal. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC)

 

By Howard Packowitz

NORMAL – Normal Police said a masked man robbed a local business at gunpoint Tuesday night.

Police were called about 8 p.m. to Verizon Wireless, The Digital Store in the 1700 block of Bradford Lane, just off Raab Road, in north Normal.

The suspect had a handgun, and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and some iPhones, said Sgt. Steven Koscielak. No one was hurt, according to the sergeant.

“No shots fired. No overall violence except the armed robbery part of it, which is scary and violent in itself, but not above and beyond that,” Sgt. Koscielak said.

He said the employees did not see how the suspect got away.

“We are working on getting video, and our detectives are in talking with our victims, and we’re going to get it all pieced together,” said Koscielak.

Investigators have not released a description of the suspect.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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