Edmonton seek suspect in February restaurant robbery

Police are on the lookout for a robbery suspect who demanded cash from staff at a central Edmonton fast-food restaurant, only to leave with a pizza and dip.

At around 9:25 p.m.on Feb. 20, a man walked into a restaurant in the area of 115 Street and 104 Avenue and waited for customers to leave, police said in a Friday news release.

The man claimed he had a gun in his bag, police said, and demanded cash from restaurant employees. The man attempted to open the cash register but failed. Instead, the suspect settled for a pizza and dip and fled the restaurant on foot.

No injuries were reported.

The man is described by police as being between 20 to 30 years old, and was wearing a black hoodie with a white emblem and white drawstrings, a black hat with a white border on the rim, black sneakers and a black backpack at the time of the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 780-423-4567. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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