Crime & Courts

Armed robbers force McDonald’s employees into freezer, then bolt with cash

By Mark Davenport

WBTV
CMPD respond to an armed robbery at a McDonald’s restaurant on S. Tryon Street.
CMPD respond to an armed robbery at a McDonald’s restaurant on S. Tryon Street. WBTV

Police are searching for two people who they say robbed a fast food restaurant in Charlotte early Wednesday and forced the employees into a freezer.

It happened at the McDonald’s in the 4400 block of South Tryon Street.

Police said the pair forced their way inside the 24-hour fast food restaurant, with handguns, and made employees get into the freezer.

Police said the robbers then grabbed cash from the register and bolted. No one was hurt.

This story was originally published December 30, 2015 at 8:41 AM with the headline "Armed robbers force McDonald’s employees into freezer, then bolt with cash."

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