Suspect Sought In Early Morning Robbery at South Bay McDonalds

Torrance police asked Wednesday for the public’s help in locating a suspect who committed an early morning robbery at a McDonalds restaurant.

The man entered the restaurant at 5019 Torrance Blvd. about 3 a.m. last Friday, bought a coffee and sat down in a booth. He then got up and approached the eatery’s supervisor in the men’s restroom, indicating he had a handgun underneath his hoodie.

The victim could feel something against his back, which he believed was a gun, as the suspect ordered him to the restaurant’s safe, police said.

The manager gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money from the safe and from two cash registers.

The man was described as being in his 40s, with short black hair and light to medium facial hair, similar to a “five o’clock shadow,” according to police.

He was wearing a dark blue beanie, an orange construction vest over a gray hoodie, dark blue Dickie pants and black or dark blue athletic shoes with a large white Nike swoosh on the sides.

No suspect vehicle was seen or heard.

Anyone with information about the heist was asked to call Torrance police at (310) 618-5570.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock