Two youths charged with armed robbery of pizza delivery man

Posted on January 5, 2018
Bloomington Police Department
Bloomington Police say the robbery occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
(WJBC file photo)

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police say an armed robbery of a pizza delivery man Thursday night led to the arrest of two juveniles.

Police say as the delivery man arrived in the 3100 block of Winchester Drive on Bloomington’s east side at about 9:30, a man approached him with a firearm and took the pizza bag and cash. The bag was found a short time later and a person matching the suspect’s description was found at a nearby residence. Police arrested two boys, aged 14 and 15, for armed robbery and took them to the McLean County Juvenile Detention Center.

No injuries were reported.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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