A convicted bank robber is now accused of robbing a West Loop CVS store — twice. Prosecutors charged 46-year-old Duke Walker with two counts of aggravated robbery after police tracked him down using surveillance images of his alleged getaway car.
Walker first robbed the store at 1034 West Lake around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, prosecutors said. A cashier told police Walker held his hand in his pocket as if he had a gun while he took $210 from the register.
This month, the clerk identified Walker in a photo line-up, according to prosecutors.
Around 12:30 p.m. on Apr. 12, Walker approached a cashier at the same store with a case of beer. He put his hand in his pocket as if he had a gun, ordered the cashier to open the register, and took $120, police said. Walker then dropped the beer, got into a car and fled the scene.
CPD investigators determined the vehicle’s license plate number by reviewing footage from a nearby police surveillance camera. Walker was driving the same car and wearing the same shirt as the robber when police located him Friday, prosecutors said.
In 2007, Walker received a 70-month federal prison sentence for bank robbery.