Dyer Gas Station Robbery Suspects Arrested After Investigation
The Dyer Police Department has been investigating three armed robberies that occurred at; the Exxon gas station, located at 501 Joliet St. (November 23, 2023), Speedway gas station, located at 718 Joliet St. (December 21, 2023) and the BP gas station located 3325 Sheffield Ave. (December 23, 2023).
While on the scene of the robbery at the Exxon Gas Station, a message was sent out with the description of the offending vehicle and suspects. Having the descriptions, Riverdale Police Officers immediately located the offending vehicle, took two suspects into custody, recovered the shotgun used and recovered proceeds from the robbery.
The suspects were identified as; Jerron Deon Appleton, 48, of Cedar Lake and James C. Krout, 49, of Ford Heights, IL. Charges were filed on both subjects with the Lake County Prosecutors office for Armed Robbery (felony) and Criminal Confinement (felony).
The Dyer Detectives were able to identify the third suspect as Demarco C. Guy, 25, of Ford Heights, IL. While attempting to locate Demarco Guy, additional robberies occurred at the Speedway gas station and the BP gas station.
Upon recovery of surveillance video from the BP gas station, on December 23, 2023, a message was sent out identifying the vehicle used in the robbery. Within hours, Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officers located the vehicle, took the driver into custody and proceeds were recovered from the robbery.
The Dyer Detectives were able to identify the driver as one of the suspects in the BP robbery. The suspect was identified as Jimmy L. Starks, 39, of Chicago Heights. Jimmy Starks was charged with Assisting a Criminal (felony).
The second suspect was identified as Demarco C. Guy, 25, of Ford Heights, IL. A nationwide warrant was issued for his arrest. With the assistance of the Cook County Sheriffs Police, Demarco C. Guy was located and taken into custody on December 27, 2023. Demarco Guy is charged with three (3) counts of Armed Robbery (felony), Criminal Confinement (felony), Robbery (felony), Auto Theft (felony), Theft (felony), and Theft (misdemeanor).
Dyer Detectives are currently working on the charges for the Speedway gas station, but
believe them all to be connected.
“I would like to thank the Dyer Police Detectives for their hard work and dedication to solve these crimes,” Dyer Police Chief William Alcott said. “Additionally, I would like to thank the Riverdale Police Department, Cook County Sherriff’s Police Department and the Chicago Heights Police Department for their assistance.”
“Unfortunately, we can never stop all crime, but we will identify, arrest, charge and prosecute all offenders that commit crimes in Dyer,” Alcott added.
