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MidlothianAA40 Pages—4 SectionsTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1978A Star/Tribune Publication20 Cents Per CopyVol. l-*o. 103Money RecoveredTwo men were apprehended in Posen Saturday night and charged with the armed robbery of a Midlothian gas station The men were identified as Larry Dixon of 131 West 112th place, Chicago, and Henry Billups, 328 Boston, Chicago Heights. Both were scheduled to appear in Markham court yesterday.According to Midlothian police, the men were driving a 1970 black Ford LTD when they pulled into the Clark gas station at145th street and Crawford avenue shortlybefore midnight on Saturday.The driver asked station attendant Michael Burke of Midlothian for $2 of gas. police said While Michael, 19. was getting the gas, the two men got out of the car and approached him, leaving a female sitting alone in the front seat of the car. according to police.One of the suspects allegedly pulled a small revolved on Michael and demanded his money. Police reports stated that Michael's younger brother. Kevin, and another customer at the Midlothian gas station also surrendered cash to the two menBEFORE DRIVING away from the station, the men allegedly took several cartons of cigarettes from the gas stationracks, police said.Michael Burke told police he telephoned the Midlothian station and gave a description of the car and the men After receiving the report, the vehicle was spotted by Posen police traveling east-bound on 139th street Crestwood and Blue Island units reponded to the call and the car was stopped at the intersection of 138th street and Western avenue The driver, Billups, was immediately taken into custody by police Dixon, sitting on the passenger side of the car, fled from the scene, according to police Officers chaseJ him through a neighboring yard and caught hint when he tripped and fell over a fence, police saidA weapon was found in the weeds nearby. Police said $231 01 was recovered from the suspects. Reported missing fromthe Midlothian gas station was $174 58,plus eight cartons of cigarettes valued at$45.AFTER APPREHENDING thesuspects, police opened the trunk of the vehicle and found Darrell Hall of Harveywith his wrists tied.Hall and Valerie Murphy, also of Harvey, told police they had been abducted at gunpoint from the area of 156th street and Hoyne avenue in Harvey.Hall told police he was driving his mother’s black Ford LTD when he and his passenger, Ms. Murphy, saw a white Cadillac ahead They thought they recognized a person in the car and followed it to Kick school at 156th and Hoyne.Hall told policeDuring the conversation with the men in the Cadillac, one got out and walked toward Ms. MurphyShe told police the man asked her for a match. As she was giving him matches, he allegedly grabbed her arm with one hand and showed her a gun with the other hand.according to policeThe two men then got into the car and instructed Hall to drive around After driving for approximately one-half hour. Hall stopped the car and the men tied his w rists with a towel before putting him in the trunk, according to policeThe Cadillac w as later found abandoned with its lights on at 155th place and Hoyne in Harvey Police matched the descriptionof the car with one reported stolen at gunpoint from Dixmoor at approximately 11 p m that night, but the owner did not signa complaint
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Midlothian Star Herald
Midlothian, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 09, 1976
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