- December 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Economy
A man who authorities say robbed a Naperville Dollar Tree store on Thursday at knifepoint has been charged with felony armed robbery.
A judge set bail for Melvin Lewis, 44, who has no permanent address, at $1.5 million, which means he would need to pay $150,000 in cash to leave jail while his trial is pending.
According to a news release by the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office, Lewis approached a cashier at the Dollar Tree at 1550 N. Route 59 in Naperville with a knife and demanded money.
Lewis had previously tried to purchase some items before returning to the checkout line with his knife drawn, the release said. The cashier gave Lewis around $60 from the register and Lewis ran away.
Naperville police investigated the robbery, determined Lewis to be a suspect and arrested him soon after at the nearby hotel he’d where he’d been living.
“It is alleged that Mr. Lewis threatened at…
