Posted: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have two suspects in custody after an overnight armed robbery at a restaurant in southwest Charlotte.
The robbery was reported shortly before 3 a.m. at the Waffle House in the 500 block of Westinghouse Boulevard, not far from Interstate 77.
According to police reports, two armed men fled in a pickup truck. About an hour later, police spotted a truck fitting the description of the getaway vehicle, in north Charlotte near Statesville Road. Police pulled over the vehicle and took two men into custody.
No injuries were reported during the robbery or arrests.
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