Police: Man Uses Handgun in Restaurant Robbery

A man robbed the Heavenly Grill in Churchton early Tuesday morning after he showed a handgun and demanded money, according to Anne Arundel County police.

Officers responded to the restaurant at the 5400 block of Deale Churchton Road at 5:11 a.m. Tuesday where employees said a man walked into the business with a handgun and demanded money, police said in a release.

The employee reportedly complied and handed over an undisclosed amount of money before the suspect ran away.

Police said numerous officers and a K-9 unit searched for the suspect, but were unable to locate him. According to police, the suspect is a black man in his late 20s or early 30s, around 5 feet 11 inches tall with a thin build, and was wearing a knit hat and a brown "Dickies" work jacket.