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Police Arrest Man Accused Of Robbing Logan Square Liquor Stores At Gunpoint

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Oct 13, 2016 4:05PM

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CPD surveillance footage.

A Logan Square man was accused of robbing several neighborhood convenience stores at gunpoint earlier this fall.

Angelo Stanton, 27,of West McLean Avenue, was charged with felony armed robbery, attempted robbery, and several unlawful weapons charges after police identified him as the man who was caught on video surveillance robbing or attempting to rob several liquor stores and convenience stores.

A police alert issued Oct. 5 said that an armed robber, pictured above, held up four Logan Square stores at the following addresses and times: 2222 N. Western Ave. Friday, Aug. 26 at 3:56 p.m.; 1900 N. California Ave., Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 5:00 p.m.; 2501 W. North Ave. on Tuesday Sept. 20 at 8:35 p.m.; 3048 W. Fullerton Ave. on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:30 p.m.

Police arrested Stanton Tuesday in the 1500 block of North Leavitt Avenue and he will be arraigned at central bond court Thursday afternoon.