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Police investigate a robbery at the Burger King restaurant, 410 Pearl St. NW, in Grand Rapids. (Dec. 10, 2012)

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Burger King staff robbed, put in cooler

GRPD still searching for suspects

Updated: Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 9:54 AM EST
Published : Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 3:54 AM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Two Burger King employees were put in the business' cooler during an armed robbery early Monday morning.

It happened about 12:20 a.m. at the restaurant at 410 Pearl St. NW in Grand Rapids, near Grand Valley State University's downtown campus.

Grand Rapids police told 24 Hour News 8 at the scene that two masked, armed males came into the business and put the manager and another employee in the cooler before stealing some cash and fleeing the scene.

Police said the two employees waited until the suspects left and walked out of the cooler and called 911.

The employees were not hurt.

Police K-9 units could not track down the suspects whose descriptions have not been released.

You are asked to call the Grand Rapids Police Department or Silent Observer at 616.774.2345 if you can help solve this crime

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