A man who stole cash and cigarettes at gunpoint from a northwest suburban gas station Monday is believed to be responsible for at least three similar crimes in the area.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a surveillance photo of the man who robbed a gas station in an unincorporated area near Palatine.
Sheriff’s police were notified at about 2 a.m. Monday of the robbery on the 1400 block of North Quentin Road, in which a man showed a handgun and demanded money, a statement from the sheriff’s office said.
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He was given an undisclosed amount of cash and also took menthol cigarettes before running out of the station, police said.
Dressed in a red jacket and red cap, he was described as a black male with a medium build. He stood about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and wore a gray scarf, gloves and dark pants.
Police believe the same man was involved in an attempted armed robbery earlier Monday morning at a gas station in Schaumburg, as well as armed robberies in Park Ridge and Prospect Heights.
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Anyone with information or recognizing the person in the surveillance image should call the sheriff’s office at 708-865-4896
