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Armed robber strikes cellphone store in Downers Grove: cops

The male suspect brandished a handgun while robbing Android Wireless & Repair at 6315 Woodward Ave., police said.

By  Tom Schuba
   
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A person robbed a cellphone shop at gunpoint last month in Downers Grove.

Downers Grove police

Police are searching for a person who robbed a cellphone store at gunpoint last month in west suburban Downers Grove.

About 2 p.m. April 12, officers responded to a call of an armed robbery at Android Wireless & Repair at 6315 Woodward Ave., according to Downers Grove police. The male suspect, who was seen wearing ripped blue jeans and carrying a red backpack, brandished a handgun while robbing a store clerk.

No one was hurt, police said.

Anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect should call investigators at (630) 434-5661.

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An armed robber was caught on surveillance video April 12 when he robbed a cellphone store at 6315 Woodward Ave. in Downers Grove.

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