According to police reports the suspect pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at the female clerk of the business and demanded cash and cigarettes. The clerk gave the suspect a change drawer, which the man threw to the ground, the report said. Police said the clerk then opened the register and the man took an undetermined amount of cash. He then fled the store and grabbed several packs of cigarettes upon leaving, police said.
During the robbery the suspect also searched the clerk’s personal coat and purse, police said.
Authorities said the clerk recognized the man from a previous drive thru robbery and pressed the store’s panic alarm.
On Saturday night around 8 p.m. a man with a similar description robbed Sunny Drive Thru, 915 N. Belmont Avenue, and got away with cash and cigarettes.
It’s unclear at this time if the two robberies are connected.
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