(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Bond has been set at $1.5 million for a man accused of robbing a Naperville dollar store at knifepoint last week.
The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office and the Naperville Police Department said 44-year-old Melvin Lewis entered the Dollar Tree at 1550 North Route 59 about 9 a.m. Thursday and displayed a knife when his attempt to buy several items was declined.
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After the cashier gave Lewis approximately $60 from the register, Lewis, who was wearing a surgical mask, fled the scene, authorities said.
He was taken into custody the following day at a nearby hotel where he had been living, police said.
Lewis is next expected in court Jan. 10.
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