Two Sought In Ron’S Robbery

Thu., March 18, 1999

By Angie Gaddy angieg@spokesman.com

Sheriff’s deputies are looking for two men who robbed Ron’s Drive-In at gunpoint on Monday night.

Employees at the restaurant, 12502 E. Sprague, said the robbers entered at around 9:30 p.m., right after the business closed for the night.

One of the men, holding a chrome revolver, forced an employee to the floor then sat on his back with the gun pointed at his head.

Meanwhile, the second man pulled a telephone out of the wall and demanded cash. He was carrying a large, black-handled kitchen knife.

At the time of the robbery, there were seven employees in the restaurant, but no customers.

The two men took an undisclosed amount of money, put it into a bag and left.

They were last seen heading west on First Avenue in a dark-colored car, possibly a Chevrolet Beretta.

One robber was described as a white male in his early 20s, 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, with dark hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a black stocking cap pulled over his face with holes cut out around his eyes. The skin around his eyes was painted red.

The second robber was described as a white male, 5-foot-2 with a stocky build. He was wearing a blue ski mask with holes cut out for the eyes. The skin around his eyes was painted red.

Anyone with more information is asked to call Crime Check at 456-2233.

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