EDWARDSVILLE — An Alton man was charged with armed robbery after pulling a knife while being confronted by a store employee while he was filling a backpack with merchandise. Curtis S. McTizic ...

Police said the teen entered the Dollar General, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

A 14-year-old boy is in custody after a Dollar General store was robbed at gunpoint Monday afternoon, according to the Wyoming Police Department (WPD). Police said the armed robbery occurred at ...