Frankfort Township Armed Robbery: 1 Still At Large, 3 Arrested

FRANKFORT, IL — Three men were arrested and one remains at large after an armed robbery in unincorporated Frankfort Township on Monday, according to a release from the Will County Sheriff's Office.

At 4:35 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the 7700 block of Harbor Court for a report of armed robbery, the sheriff's office said. The victim told police that a black Kia Soul 4-door car occupied by four men drove up to their home, and one man got out of the car and approached the victim.

The man was holding a black handgun and demanded money from the victim, police said.

The victim dropped their purse, and the man took $30 in cash and fled the scene in the car, according to the sheriff's office.

The robber was described as a man in his twenties with exposed facial hair, wearing a mask. It is unknown if this man is the same person who is still at large, police said.

According to the sheriff's office, deputies learned that a similar vehicle had been involved in a car break-in in Mokena just before the armed robbery.

Deputies broadcast an Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network message in an attempt to find the vehicle. Soon after, Tinley Park police spotted it traveling north on Harlem Avenue and followed it, providing updates to the vehicle’s location to area departments.

According to the sheriff's office, Illinois State Police later attempted to stop the car near I-57 and I-94. The vehicle, which police said had been reported stolen from Chicago, crashed in the area of I-94 and 83rd Avenue.

Three of the four suspects were taken into custody, and a total of three guns were recovered, the sheriff's office said. The fourth suspect is currently at large, and police consider him armed and dangerous.

The sheriff's office said members of the Criminal Investigations Division are interviewing the suspects, and criminal charges are pending.