Friday, May 20, 2011

Woodstock armed robbery Wed. night

Buried on Page 4B of today's Northwest Herald was news of an armed robbery late Wednesday night at Three Star Pizza, 1019 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. A slender white male robbed the pizza place at gunpoint just before midnight and fled northbound on foot, according to the press release on the Woodstock P.D.'s webpage.

Armed robberies in many other parts of the county make the front section of the paper, but for Woodstock? Page 4B, where most people probably won't even see it.

Isn't midnight one of the shift-change points? Did the robber know that? How many squad cars were still on the streets? How many squad cars responded? Did the Sheriff's Department assist? Was Brinx, Woodstock's K-9, on-duty or called out?

Did the robber have a car stashed on the street north of Donovan Street or in a parking lot? From the description (age 20-30, 5'10", 150 lbs), do the police have an idea of his identity? While it's pretty stupid to rob a place in your own neighborhood, it's not unknown to happen.

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