Masked robbers hit Niles gas station

Surveillance image of suspects who robbed a gas station Dec. 2, 2019, in the 6900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in Niles. | Niles police

Niles police are looking for three masked suspects who robbed a gas station at gunpoint Monday in the north suburbs.

About 3:50 a.m., the unknown male suspects entered a Shell gas station in the 6900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, police said. One of the males pulled out a gun and pointed it at the store clerk.

The trio then walked behind the counter and ordered the clerk to open the register and get on the ground, police said.

Surveillance image of suspects who robbed a gas station Dec. 2, 2019, in the 6900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in Niles.

Two of the robbers took boxes of cigarettes worth $2,700 and lottery tickets before leaving the gas station while a third suspect stayed behind, police said.

Moments later, a customer walked in and the robber pulled out a handgun, police said. He ordered the customer to the ground and searched him.

The suspect took the customer’s iPhone and $300 out of the register before fleeing with the other two suspects in a dark-colored sedan, police said. No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Niles Police Department Detective Bureau at 847-588-6570.