Man on foot robs McDonald's drive-thru

WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL

STAFF REPORT

October 9, 2009

Winston-Salem police are looking for a man who walked up to the drive-thru window of a McDonald's last night and reached through the window to steal cash.

The robbery occurred just before 9 p.m. at the McDonald's in the 100 block of Akron Drive. Police said the man reached inside the window and scuffled with an employee who tried to stop him. The robber was able to take an undisclosed amount of cash from the register's drawer before running away.
Officers using a police dog were unable to find the robber.

The man did not display a weapon during th robbery.

The robber was described as a black male in his early 20s, 6 feet to 6 feet 3 inches tall, about 180 pounds, wearing a blue hoodie, baggie jeans and a ball cap.