The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Police make armed robbery arrest

Champaign Police arrested a suspect in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at the Meijer Gas Station, 2201 N. Prospect Ave., on Friday.

At 10:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the gas station for a report of a man armed with a gun. According to the report, the suspect demanded money from the store and left with an undisclosed amount of cash and store merchandise. No one was harmed during the robbery.

A K-9 unit searched the area and found a suspect matching witness’ description in a nearby parking lot. An additional unit and the original unit began tracking the suspect, who fled from police and scaled a large fence into an apartment complex.

The officers arrested the suspect, Edward Taylor, 35, hiding in a stairwell of the complex on charges of armed robbery, resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.

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