Advisory
Gas Station Robbery
**Updated**
On 9/20/2023 at 8:35 am, Janesville Police Officers responded to Lion’s Quick Mart at 104 E Racine St. for a robbery. An unidentified male entered the gas station demanding merchandise and threatening he had a gun. He fled in a northwest direction towards the river on foot.
The suspect is described as being a white male wearing a grey jacket over a black hoody, blue jeans, mask and a black stocking cap.
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Update: 09/21/23 at 6:00 A.M.
On 09/20/23 at 7:00 P.M., officers of the Janesville Police Department were dispatched to a follow-up investigation in the 600 block of S. Franklin St. A citizen contacted law enforcement and informed officers that they knew the identity of the Robbery suspect from earlier in the day.
Officers located the suspect at an address in the 600 block of S. Franklin St. and took him into custody. Officers drafted a search warrant for the suspect's residence, which was authorized by a judge.
A subsequent search of the residence yielded evidence of the robbery and a fiream. The suspect was processed at the Janesville Police Department and later transported to the Rock County Jail where he is awaiting an initial appearance. The incident remains under investigation.
Arrested:
17 year-old male from Janesville, WI
Charge: WI Statutes-Armed Robbery 943.32(2)
Anyone having additional information regarding the incident, please contact the Janesville Police Department at (608)757-2244 or the Janesville Area Crime Stoppers at (608)758-3636.
Gas Station Robbery 
| Robbery |
**Updated**
The suspect is described as being a white male wearing a grey jacket over a black hoody, blue jeans, mask and a black stocking cap.
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Update: 09/21/23 at 6:00 A.M.
On 09/20/23 at 7:00 P.M., officers of the Janesville Police Department were dispatched to a follow-up investigation in the 600 block of S. Franklin St. A citizen contacted law enforcement and informed officers that they knew the identity of the Robbery suspect from earlier in the day.
Officers located the suspect at an address in the 600 block of S. Franklin St. and took him into custody. Officers drafted a search warrant for the suspect's residence, which was authorized by a judge.
A subsequent search of the residence yielded evidence of the robbery and a fiream. The suspect was processed at the Janesville Police Department and later transported to the Rock County Jail where he is awaiting an initial appearance. The incident remains under investigation.
Arrested:
17 year-old male from Janesville, WI
Charge: WI Statutes-Armed Robbery 943.32(2)
Anyone having additional information regarding the incident, please contact the Janesville Police Department at (608)757-2244 or the Janesville Area Crime Stoppers at (608)758-3636.
| Incident Number: JV2347296 |
| Location: 104 E. Racine St. |
| By: Sgt. Drout (original) Lt. Joshua Norem (update) |
| Date: 9/20/2023 |
| Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3:6 Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. |
Address/Location
Janesville Police Department
100 N Jackson St
Janesville, WI 53548
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 608-755-3100
