Three fast-food restaurant robberies under investigation

Three fast food restaurants were robbed Sunday night in the Charlotte area, prompting an investigation into whether the cases are related.

Observer news partner WBTV reports that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the string of armed robberies started around 8:30 p.m. at the Burger King located in the 2900 block of South Boulevard.

Less than an hour later, at 9:04 p.m., an armed man robbed the Jack in the Box in the 300 block of Westinghouse Boulevard, CMPD says.

At 10:36 p.m., the Cook Out in the 1300 block of West Sugar Creek Road was robbed at gunpoint.

No one was injured in the robberies.

Detectives are investigating whether the armed robberies are related.

This story was originally published January 23, 2017 at 6:40 AM with the headline "Three fast-food restaurant robberies under investigation."