CHICAGO HEIGHTS (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - An armored car hold-up Tuesday afternoon in Chicago Heights is part of a trend, to hear one expert tell it. But this time, the driver turned the truck on the robbers.
The hold-up in the parking lot of a grocery store was partially caught on surveillance video. Three young men with guns were involved.
One was hit by the truck after the robbery, so was their car.
But, they got away.
Incidents like this are on the rise.
"You're right about armed robberies going up, yes" said Loyola University Chicago psychology and criminology professor Arthur Lurigio. "In Chicago, yes. And, it appears nationally, yes," Lurigio told CBS-2.
"If they're getting away with these types of activities or with impunity, that might embolden other people who are willing to do that," he said.
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward in the Chicago Heights case.
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