October 29, 2007, 11:33 AM
Above is a composite sketch based on witness descriptions of the Shoe Warehouse robber; they said he was a male black, 6’6” and 230 lbs, who displayed a dark-color semi-automatic handgun and demanded cash from the wallets of three victims, then fled out the front door. Two men were obliged to hand over their cash, but a third showed the robber his wallet was empty. The witnesses said the offender “giggled” when demanding money, and had a “very calm” demeanor throughout the incident. He was described as 25 to 30 years old, wearing a green jacket and dark knit hat with a small brim.
During the search for the offender, police were told of two suspicious males hanging around a third-floor porch in the rear of a building in the 2100 block of Oak Park. Police found the two and showed them to the robbery victims, but neither one was the robber. The boys, ages 16 and 17, were cited for violating Berwyn’s daytime curfew, and returned to the custody of their mothers.
