Crime & Safety
High School Restroom Robbery — Teen Sticks Up Teen at Joliet Central: Cops
One teen was supposed to sell the other marijuana in the bathroom but he tried to rob him instead, police said.
JOLIET, IL — A Joliet Central student pulled a BB gun and tried to rob another student in a school restroom Monday morning, police said.
The two 15-year-olds met in the restroom shortly after 7 a.m. so one could sell the other $20 worth of marijuana, police said. But instead of selling, the teen reportedly pulled a BB gun and demanded the other student’s money and shoes.
The BB gun closely resembled an actual revolver, police said.
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A security guard happened to enter the restroom during the stickup and he disarmed the teen, police said. The youth was taken to River Valley Juvenile Detention Center.
The teen was able to get the BB gun past school security, police said.
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“I don’t know what the school’s policy us in reference to using the metal detectors,” said Deputy Police Chief Al Roechner, “but it’s my understanding they hasn’t been used in a while.”
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