Detectives Investigate Late Night Burger King Robbery

Officials are investigating an armed robbery at a Burger King that occurred early Wednesday morning, The Courant reports.

Three or four men got into the restaurant, located at 1850 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike, when an employee took the garbage out through a back door. An employee was struck by one of the robbers with a handgun and taken to a local hospital.

The men reportedly fled the scene with money, heading south on Knotter Drive toward Cheshire. They were seen in a silver car with tinted windows, possibly an Acura.

Southington detectives are asking anyone with information on the robbery to call at 860-621-0101.

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