Aurora man charged in connection with robbery at business

A 25-year-old Aurora man, Thomas Johnson, has been charged following an October robbery at a Family Dollar store on North Lake Street. Police say the suspect claimed to have a firearm and stole approximately $427 from the register. Detectives identified Johnson through surveillance footage, and he was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on October 30.