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- 0:05Speaker 1: Oswego police arrests a calbman for armed robbery. Written by
- 0:10Speaker 1: Eric Shelkoff. This article is being read by an automated
- 0:14Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. A decalbman has been
- 0:19Speaker 1: charged with armed robbery after he allegedly robbed a person's
- 0:22Speaker 1: at gunpoint in Oswego early Sunday. Timothy J. Rodgers, twenty two,
- 0:27Speaker 1: has been charged with armed robbery, armed violence, and aggravated
- 0:31Speaker 1: unlawful use of a weapon. There could be additional charges,
- 0:34Speaker 1: according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department,
- 0:38Speaker 1: Rogers is in custody in the Kendall County Jail to
- 0:40Speaker 1: await a pre trial hearing on Monday. A second suspect
- 0:44Speaker 1: has not yet been located, the release said. At approximately
- 0:48Speaker 1: three twenty four am Saturday, Oswego police were dispatched to
- 0:52Speaker 1: the two hundred block of Concord Drive South for a
- 0:55Speaker 1: report of shots fired. According to the release, during the investigation,
- 1:00Speaker 1: officers learned that a driver involved in a crash in
- 1:03Speaker 1: Aurora reported being robbed at gunpoint in Oswego by individuals
- 1:07Speaker 1: in the other vehicle. Police said the victim reported he
- 1:11Speaker 1: was sitting in his car outside his home when he
- 1:14Speaker 1: was approached by Rogers, who allegedly displayed a firearm and
- 1:17Speaker 1: robbed him. The release said the victim then retrieved a
- 1:21Speaker 1: firearm from his residence and chased after the suspect. Police said.
- 1:26Speaker 1: The victim reported to police that Rogers again allegedly pointed
- 1:29Speaker 1: a gun at him, and the victim fired multiple shots
- 1:32Speaker 1: at the hymn. Rogers fled in his vehicle. According to police,
- 1:36Speaker 1: the victim returned to his vehicle and followed Rogers' vehicle
- 1:40Speaker 1: northbound on Orchard Road until both vehicles crashed near Orchard
- 1:44Speaker 1: Road and Interstate eighty eight. According to police, Police said
- 1:48Speaker 1: two individuals fled from the suspects vehicle. Rogers was located
- 1:52Speaker 1: by King County Sheriff's deputies and turned over to the
- 1:55Speaker 1: Oswego Police Department. The second individual has not yet been located.
- 2:00Speaker 1: The investigation remains ongoing. Police are encouraging anyone with information
- 2:05Speaker 1: to call six three zero five five one seven three zero.
- 2:08Speaker 1: Information may also be provided to Kendle Crime Stoppers at
- 2:11Speaker 1: sixty three zero five five three five nine nine nine.
- 2:15Speaker 1: Callers remain anonymous, and tips leading to arrests are eligible
- 2:19Speaker 1: for a cash reward of up two thousand dollars