Robber Pulls Handgun On Freebirds Employees: Walnut Creek PD

Police this morning are investigating a Friday night armed robbery in Walnut Creek.

Officers responded at 10:26 p.m. to Freebirds World Burrito at 1512 Geary Road in response to an armed robbery and learned a suspect had robbed the business after pulling a handgun on employees, police said.

The suspect, described as a black male in his 20s and with a small build, then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, police said. There were no reported injuries during the incident.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the Walnut Creek Police Department at (925) 943-5844.

--Bay City News

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