Midlothian liquor store armed robbery suspects appear in court
Both suspects were ordered to be detained by a judge after prosecutors detailed the ordeal in court on Friday.
Both suspects were ordered to be detained by a judge after prosecutors detailed the ordeal in court on Friday.
Prosecutors revealed new details about a violent robbery in the south suburbs that took place last Wednesday. Employees and customers were held at gunpoint inside a liquor store until SWAT teams got involved. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot was in court as two of the three men who were charged faced a judge for the first time.
Three suspects were arrested and charged after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian and a police chase into Chicago on Wednesday.
Three suspects were arrested after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian and a police chase into Chicago on Wednesday. Police said they were called to the scene around 10:15 a.m. for the armed robbery in progress. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to the scene at Emporium Liquors in Midlothian near 147th and Springfield Avenue, where the SWAT team used smoke grenades to get the suspected robbers out of the store.
Two suspects were barricaded before surrendering to police and a third suspect fled and was arrested after a police chase.
Three suspects were arrested after an armed robbery and SWAT response at a liquor store in south suburban Midlothian on Wednesday. Police said they were called to the scene around 10:15 a.m. for the armed robbery in progress. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to the scene at Emporium Liquors in Midlothian near 147th and Springfield Avenue, where the SWAT team used smoke grenades to get the suspected robbers out of the store.
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