Route 59 Gas Station Robbery Solved By Joliet Police: Here's How It Happened

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department issued a Friday morning press release revealing that 27-year-old Joliet citizen Devion Smith is now in Will County's Jail in connection with last weekend's overnight armed robbery of the Circle K gas station on Route 59 between Shorewood and Plainfield.

Smith is charged with armed robbery, according to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English. Joliet police say he entered the store, displayed a handgun, and demanded money from the store clerk.

The armed robbery happened at 2422 Route 59 during the early morning hours of Sept. 13, and Smith was questioned by Joliet police detectives later that same morning, following his arrest for a similar armed robbery in Morris, but he invoked his right to an attorney, English noted. Police in New Lenox were also investigating Smith in connection with an armed robbery at a Domino's Pizza.

During the afternoon hours of Sept. 13, Smith was at the Morris Police Department following his pre-trial release from the Grundy County Jail. The case was reviewed by the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office, who approved the armed robbery charge.

Officers from the Joliet Police Tactical Unit responded to the Morris Police Department and placed Smith into custody without incident. He was transported to the Joliet Police Department for processing and then transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.

"The Joliet Police Department wishes to thank the Morris Police Department, Minooka Police Department, New Lenox Police Department, and the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office for their collaboration in this case," English announced.

Smith comes from the 1600 block of Joliet's Shady Oak Lane, his jail logs show.

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