Posted on Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 5:57 a.m.
Man armed with handgun robs Wendy's via drive-thru
By Julie Baker
Pittsfield Township police were searching for an armed man who robbed the Wendy's drive-thru late Tuesday.
The male suspect pulled up to the drive-thru window in a white four-door vehicle and showed a black handgun to the employee, police said in a news release.
The man told the employee to hand over the money and, after the employee gave the man the money, the suspect vehicle fled south on Carpenter Road.
The man is described as about 30 years old and he was driving an older, white sedan.
Further information was not immediately available.
Comments
HONDO
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 : 7:43 p.m.
Why does the younger generation take time to get a car model, license plate anything that could help. " Uh it was a white car with doors and tires..... yes there was a man driving in the driver seat, uhh it turned onto carpenter rd. But since that means I am staring at the rear of the car, uhhh I got nothing but white car"
HONDO
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 : 7:44 p.m.
Why " doesnt" sorry
Mick52
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 8:10 p.m.
I would suggest a camera aimed at license plates and the rear of the vehicles for ID purposes. Might prove more successful than a face no one might recognize.
vida
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 8 p.m.
Nice description. A 30 year-old man. White, black, fat, skinny, nothing? Just a 30 year-old man. More crackerjack annarbor.com reporting.
Piledriver
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 5:10 p.m.
Perhaps it was the Hamburglar.
SEC Fan
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 6:44 p.m.
well, McDonalds did report a decrease in sales for July...maybe this is a new "revenue enhancement" plan...
raberwhitetail
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 5:04 p.m.
It's ok...I am sure he was just hungry.
Mark Hergott
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 4:10 p.m.
Oy. So, this restaurant has pictures of this man's face, the make and model of the car, and hopefully the license plate. The man suspected of committing this crime needs to be caught, for his own good. Clearly, he has poor decision making skills.
james1soban
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 4:08 p.m.
Thank goodness they didn't mention the criminal's race, height, weight, facial features, clothing, car details, etc. But he did show a "black handgun." Guess I'll keep my eyes out for men in white cars with black guns. Wait a minute six of my neighbors fit that description exactly.
pvitaly
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 10:45 p.m.
Kind of like a story the other day that featured a "pink" pocketknife.
jns131
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 3:55 p.m.
That Wendy's has been there for over 40 years and this is the first I have ever heard of a drive by robbery. They will get the robber. Wendys has cameras.
DJBudSonic
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 2:52 p.m.
"Do you want fries with that?"
Craig Lounsbury
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 2:54 p.m.
only if they are already bagged up, I'm in a hurry.
Brad
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 2:24 p.m.
If it's like my typical experience at fast-food drive-ups they probably goofed up his order and gave him a bag of napkins by mistake anyway.
TinyArtist
Sat, Aug 11, 2012 : 2:09 p.m.
I've seen you eat, Brad, and that was not a mistake.
In doubt
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 2:14 p.m.
This employee did exactly what they should have. A gun is a gun, If they would have ducked, then he may have shot at another employee that was in sight. Or he may have been forcing the window open, and reached in and shot. ???? Also, how many employees have been terminated for going against company policies and resisting an armed robber? Hopefully they have video that will help them catch this jerk.
paniroza03
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 2:28 p.m.
I agree. That employee may have been able to duck, but what if the gunman forced himself in and shot everyone in the place? What if he got out of the car and forced the window open? How is that safe? The employee did what they were supposed to do.
A2comments
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 11:41 a.m.
I'm sure the drive thru has video.
rs
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 11:26 a.m.
with a picture-perfect description like "a 30 year old man with a white car", the police should be picking him up before lunch.
BOBBY
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 7:01 p.m.
the handgun should be easy to find, there's not many of them around! right?
PhillyCheeseSteak
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 6:21 p.m.
Don't forget to look out for a black handgun!
ez12c
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 : 11:37 a.m.
Exactly what I was thinking.