Man steals bike, rides away on it

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating an armed robbery on South Morton Street.\nOfficers were dispatched at roughly 5:30 a.m. Monday to the Kroger at 528 S. College Ave., where a victim called in reporting he was robbed at knife point, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. The victim told officers he was on South Morton Street when he was approached by an older man asking him for a cigarette, Canada said.\nThe suspect produced a knife and demanded the victim’s money and bicycle. The suspect fled the scene riding southbound on Morton Street, Canada said. The suspect is described as being in his late 40’s, 5-foot-9-inches tall, 185 pounds with “scraggly” brown hair, Canada said. Anyone with information is encouraged to call BPD at 339-4477.