Crime Brief

Yorkvlle police seek suspect in late Sunday night armed robbery

Yorkville police have released this photo of a suspect in the armed robbery of a convenience store shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday in the 1500 block of Sycamore Road.

By John Etheredge

POSTED UPDATED AT 12 P.M. MONDAY, FEB. 8.

Yorkville police are seeking a suspect in connection with the armed robbery of a convenience store at 9:12 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7, in the 1500 block of Sycamore Road at Veterans Parkway (Route 34).

In a statement, police described the suspect as a male Black, approximately five feet, 10 inches tall and approximately 230 pounds. The suspect was wearing a blue Nike sweatshirt, black sweat pants, a mask, gloves and black and white shoes.

Police said the suspect displayed a handgun and took cash and a bottle of alcohol from the store.

The victim in the incident was not hurt, according to police.

Personnel from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, Aurora Police Department and Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District assisted Yorkville police at the robbery scene.

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John Etheredge

John Etheredge

Editor of the Record Newspapers and KendallCountyNow.com, John's career as a journalist in Kendall County began in 1981. Over the years his news beats have included county government, municipal government, school boards, police and more. He also writes editorials on local issues and the weekly Kendall County Government Newsletter.