Armed Robbery at ‘Check Into Cash Payday Loan Center’ in Streamwood

Streamwood Police alerting area departments of an armed robbery at the Check Into Cash Payday Loan Center, 104 North Barrington Road in Streamwood. The offender displayed a black handgun and struck an employee in the mouth with the gun just before 6:00 p.m. Monday.

The suspect is described as a male/black 5’7″ with a thin build and possibly in his 20’s. He was wearing glasses and a black, shoulder-length wig, a light gray or white sweatshirt jacket, black pants and black shoes. The suspect fled out the back door of the business with cash from the business.

A similar armed robbery occurred in Schaumburg with a suspect with a similar description striking a victim in the mouth with a handgun. The precise location in Schaumburg and the date of the crime is unknown at this time.