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Police: Armed Robber Holds Up Wheaton Gas Station

Wheaton police are looking for a man who robbed a Mobil gas station on Roosevelt Road Saturday night.

Police are looking for an unidentified man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint Saturday night in Wheaton. 

Police said a man entered Mobil gas station, 1000 E. Roosevelt Rd., and pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at two employees around 10:33 p.m. Saturday.

According to police, the man said "Give me all you money" before robbing the gas station and then fleeing eastbound on foot in an unknown direction. No one was injured during the robbery, police said in a release.

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The man was described as a black male, 25-to-30 years old, weighing 140-to-150 pounds and standing between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, according to police. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, black gloves and a black ski mask, police said.

He was also carrying a black gym bag with unknown lettering on the side, according to a release.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigative Division Cmdr. James Volpe at 630-260-2055.


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