Crime & Safety
Darien Police Charge Westmont Man in Walgreens Robberies
Police said James S. Pelton has been charged in connection with threatening people with a weapon in two separate incidents earlier this week.
Updated 11:40 a.m. Thursday
charged a Westmont man Wednesday with two counts of armed robbery in connection with two separate incidents that occurred this week at a Darien Walgreens, police said.
Police detectives arrested James S. Pelton, 41, of the 1500 block of Crabtree, around 1 a.m. Tuesday at his home in Westmont, Police Chief Robert Pavelchik said.
Pavelchik said Pelton entered the Walgreens around 8:30 p.m. Sunday and again around 5 p.m. Monday. In both incidents, Pelton showed a knife to the clerk who was working at the register and demanded money, Pavelchik said.
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During Monday's incident, Pavelchik said a witness followed Pelton out of the store and was able to give police a detailed description of him, as well as his license plate number.
Armed robbery is a Class X felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Police also charged him with one count of battery, according to the DuPage County Sherriff’s Office.
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Pelton remained Wednesday night in DuPage County Jail, where his bail was set at $20,500, according to the Sherriff’s Office.
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