A police pursuit along Interstate 94 in north suburban Lake County ended on Saturday evening when police apprehended the driver, who allegedly robbed a CVS on Chicago's Southwest Side hours earlier, according to reports.
Norbert Thigpen, 36, of Burbank, was arrested on two preliminary counts of felony armed robbery involving the discharge of a firearm and felony aggravated fleeing, the Chicago Police Department said in a news release.
Thigpen allegedly entered the CVS Pharmacy, 8639 S. Cicero Ave., at around 5:30 p.m., took items at gunpoint then fled the scene, according to reports. He was arrested around two hours later on I-94 in Gurnee following a police chase.
Video posted to social media showed around a dozen law enforcement officers pursuing the suspect's vehicle on the interstate.
Thigpen was expected to appear in Cook County court on Monday for a detention hearing.
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