Armed Robbery Over Game Console Occurs In High School Parking Lot: PD

OSWEGO, IL — An online selling transaction turned into an armed robbery May 20 at Oswego East High School.

A buyer and seller arranged to meet around 6 p.m. in the parking lot of Oswego East High School, 1545 Harvey Road. After being handed the item, the buyer displayed a knife and drove off with the console without paying the victim, police spokesperson Cathy Nevara told Patch.

The incident did not involve any students, Nevara said.

An investigation into the armed robbery remains ongoing.