Mugger Flushed Out From Pile Of Rocks, Caught After Foot Chase: Cops

JOLIET, IL — The cops interrupted a broad daylight mugging and captured one of the crooks after a shot was fired, police said.

When the officers happened upon a scuffle near the corner of Plainfield Road and Center Street about 11:30 a.m. Monday, two men took off running. A gunshot reportedly rang out as they fled.

One of the men escaped down an alley while the other — 18-year-old Tyler Grigsby — tried to hide behind a pile of rocks, police said.

The cops reportedly spotted Grigsby and he made a run for it as well, but he didn’t get far before he was captured, police said.

The officers then returned to the rock pile and found a pistol there, police said.

A third man reportedly told officers that Grigsby and the one who got away were in the middle of robbing him when the law arrived.

Grigsby was arrested and taken to the Will County jail.