Arlington Heights police have released a forensic composite sketch of the suspect involved in an armed robbery which occurred on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Mobil Gas Station located at 815 W. Rand Road, in Arlington Heights.
Composite Sketch Released Mobil Gas Station Armed Robber on Rand Rd Near Kennicott Ave
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The unknown offender displayed a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. The offender is described as a black male, 35-years-old, wearing a multicolored cloth on his face, black backpack and black clothing.
The suspect wore a multicolored head wrap and black hooded jacket. The suspect pointed a long barreled revolver at the clerk and threw a black backpack onto the counter while telling him, “Fill it up.”
This suspect’s physical description and method of operation appears similar to the suspect involved in several other armed robberies, which occurred in Des Plaines and Glenview.
Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
IMPORTANT ALERT …
Cardinal Note: As of June 5, 2013 — up to and including the date of this article — police incidents related to the above police agency are not reported in real time or within a prompt time period. Police protecting their realm of investigation and police activity, have chosen to use secret military-grade encrypted radios to withhold their police communications, which were previously open to the public and news media via monitoring of public safety scanning radios — with no known negative results locally.
The delayed knowledge or entirely blacked out knowledge resulting from encrypted police communications may protect certain police operations and investigations, but it also puts the public at risk in situations such as when armed and dangerous offenders are at large and when other similar situations occur, such as when desperate offenders of property crimes are eluding police. In other cases, the delayed or blacked out information inhibits or prohibits the possibility of the public providing early witness accounts before a criminal trail goes cold. Citizens are much more likely to recognize or recall suspicious or criminal activity if they are aware of the criminal incident within minutes or hours of its occurrence. The most serious incident involving dire results would be a trail that is allowed to go cold in the case of child abduction.
The lack of real time information from public police dispatch also weakens an effective neighborhood watch program mostly working to prevent property loss, but also working to prevent possible violent crimes.
Lack of real time information from police dispatch also delays public awareness or eliminates public awareness of general hazards and traffic or other situations in every day living in an otherwise economically thriving community.
Police have alternate ways to transmit tactical, operational or investigative information, while still keeping their main public dispatch channels open for the best balance of public safety and police safety.
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