Aberdeen Police Search for Suspect in Robbery

An Aberdeen man was robbed in the Burger King parking lot.

As of Thursday, January 19, 2012

Aberdeen police are still searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that happened earlier this week in the Burger King parking lot.

The incident occurred at 6:48 p.m. Tuesday at the fast-food restaurant on U.S. 1.

Police say William Brown, 55, of Aberdeen, was in the lot near his vehicle when he was approached by a man who asked if he could have a cigarette.

“Then he pulls a gun and takes his wallet,” Deputy Chief Jim Foster said Wednesday.

Foster said the gun was a silver or chrome revolver.

The suspect is described as a black male, about 6 feet tall with a medium build. He was wearing a black knit cap and a black sweatshirt, police said.

The subject fled from the scene on foot, heading toward North Poplar Street, police said.

This is the second armed robbery at the restaurant in the last two weeks. On Jan. 7, a subject approached employees as they were closing the store.

The suspect pointed at gun at the store manager, grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back inside the store, police said.

The subject in that restaurant robbery is described a light-skinned black male, standing 5-foot-9 and wearing dark clothes.

Anyone with information about either incident is urged to call police at (910) 944-9721 or call the police tip line at (910) 944-4561.

Contact Tom Embrey at tembrey@thepilot.

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Courseaire 4 months, 1 week ago

Last night, the police held & questioned a person of interest, but since he really didn't fit the description of the robber, they had to release Hamburlar into the custody of Mayor McCheese.

cantstandya 4 months ago

It seems that many of these places would just hire a security company to be on the premises,the security cameras are helpful but getting a photo just is not enough,far more economical to have patrons feel safe than to not go into some businesses,in this economy I would think it feasable to contract security people to watch over the entire area,much more of a deterrent than a camera.

JER 4 months ago

Burger King needs to get wwd101st to sit in their parking lot and blow away anyone who looks suspicious.

Yukonjohn 4 months ago

JER, that is a fantastic idea!! I wish that someone was doing that. Maybe not drop every suspicious person, but as soon as a thug pulled out a weapon, send him to his maker.

TooHot 4 months ago

Be on the lookout for a black male in dark clothes

fugitiveguy 4 months ago

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/21/2946087/police-robber-killed-in-sc-waffle.html

JER, what do you think about this. Its very brief.

1starmum 4 months ago

I hope they catch this guy. Something else that disturbs me in the area is at the gas station nearby the Burger King, someone threw a pair of tennis shoes over the power lines. I have always heard that is the symbol of a gang presence. I think this area of Aberdeen really needs to have the attention of the police a lot more.