Rockford man charged after armed robberies at Dollar Tree and Gas Depot

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford man faces charges after a pair of armed robberies at Dollar Tree and a Gas Depot gas station last week.

On Sunday, March 31, at 9:02 p.m., officers were called to the Dollar Tree store at 526 E. Jefferson Street for an armed robbery. Police learned that two men had robbed the store, one armed with a pistol and holding employees at gunpoint as his accomplice took money from the cash registers.

Rockford Police were called to the Gas Depot at 800 South 6th Street at 9:37 p.m. for another reported armed robbery…

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