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Man Charged with Robbing Staffer at Knifepoint at State Sen. Don Harmon's Oak Park Office: Docs
Scott Loeffer faces armed robbery charges after holding a staffer at knifepoint and stealing her iPhone in a non-political incident, authorities said.
- On Friday, a man entered Illinois Senate President Don Harmon's Oak Park district office at 6941 W. North Ave and confronted a female staffer with a knife, seizing her iPhone before leaving.
- An assistant to Harmon reported the visitor knocked shortly after 11 a.m. Friday at the North Avenue constituent service office, was let in as a presumed constituent, asked about a bill and `Do you have a wallet?`, then produced a knife.
- After staff tracked the phone's location, police moved to detain the suspect, an aide who called 911 reported the incident, and the victim's husband relayed the phone's real-time location, leading to arrest shortly before 1 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago.
- Illinois Senate President Don Harmon thanked the Oak Park Police Department for their quick response and praised staff for bravery, saying staff safety is a top priority and the incident did not appear politically motivated.
- Court records show the suspect, identified as Scott Loeffler, 35, has been charged and was scheduled for Sunday court at Leighton Criminal Courthouse with a Tuesday status hearing at the Fourth Municipal District Court of Cook County in Maywood, prosecutors said.
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Staffer held at knifepoint during robbery at Sen. Don Harmon’s Oak Park office – NBC5 (Chicago)
The suspect, Scott Loeffler, 35, was charged with felony armed robbery by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Loeffler was permitted inside Harmon's Chicago office, as staffers believed he was a constituent.
Staffer of Illinois Senate President Don Harmon robbed at knifepoint, authorities say
A 35-year-old man was arrested for robbing a staffer of Illinois Senate President Don Harmon at knifepoint on Friday at the Democratic lawmaker’s district office in Oak Park, authorities said. Scott Loeffler was charged with armed robbery after authorities say he displayed a knife at the staffer and took her iPhone, Cook County court records show. The staffer was not hurt during the incident, which occurred at Harmon’s district office in the 690…
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