BELVIDERE — A 16-year-old male is accused of holding up a Belvidere Starbucks on Thursday night.
At 5:30 p.m. Belvidere Police officers and Boone County sheriff's deputies responded to an armed robbery call at the Starbucks in the 1900 block of Gateway Center Drive. According to a statement released by the Belvidere Police Department, the teenage suspect showed Starbucks employees a handgun, took an unspecified amount of cash and ran away.
Police say he was arrested within minutes of the robbery by a Boone County Sheriff's deputy who was already in the area.
A handgun believed to be used in the robbery was recovered at the scene.
No injuries were reported.
Armed robbery is a class x felony, punishable by 6 to 30 years in the Department of Corrections.
The Belvidere Police Department is investigating the incident. The teen is being held at the Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Center.
Anyone with information regarding a crime or drug trafficking is encouraged to call the Belvidere Police Department at 815-544-2135 or Crime Stoppers at 815-547-7867.
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