Store Security Agent Charged in Robbery

As reported in Private Officer International, a Carson Pirie Scott & Co. loss-prevention agent from Plainfield and two Joliet residents have been charged with armed robbery in connection with a Nov. 11 holdup at the Louis Joliet Mall department store in Illinois.  Jose L. Mejia, 23, of the 2900 block of Sierra Ave. in Plainfield, Norma L. Ibarra, 22, of the 2400 block of Byrum Blvd. in Joliet and Christian G. Ibarra, 18, of the same address, appeared in bond court on charges of armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated unlawful restraint.  Police said that the trio, with inside knowledge from the security guard, robbed the store and fled with an unspecified amount of cash.