RIO GRANDE — On Feb. 26, at 5:23 a.m., Middle Township Police responded to a reported 911 hang up at the Burger King on Route 47 in Rio Grande.
Upon arrival, patrol officers discovered that an Armed Robbery had occurred.
According to police, the store’s assistant manager arrived to open the store. She was approached from behind by an unknown male suspect described as having a stocky build and taller than 5’7”.
The suspect, dressed all in black with a black ski mask and gloves, forced the manager into the store by holding an unknown gun to the back of her head. The victim never saw the gun. The suspect forced the victim to open the safe and place cash into a black cloth bag before fleeing the area on foot with an estimated $1200 in cash.
A search of the area was conducted with the assistance of the Cape May County Sheriff’s K9 Unit. The suspect remains at large and unidentified at this time, police said.
This case is under investigation by Cpl. Francis Fiore and Detective Bob Shepherd. Anyone with information regarding the above incident should contact the department’s Major Crimes Unit at (609) 465-8700.
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