Man Says He Was Drugged, Robbed At Plaza Midwood Restaurant

CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte police have launched a probe into claims that a man’s drink was drugged and his wallet stolen at a popular Plaza Midwood restaurant according to a report.

The man told police that his drink was spiked around 10:30 p.m. on June 15 while he was Common Market, located at 2007 Commonwealth Avenue, according to WCNC. He told police the wallet held $20, his personal debit card and a business credit card. The latter was used later to make a purchase.

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The reported incident comes less than three weeks after Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said it “fell short” in investigating a similar case of a drug slipped into a drink at an Uptown bar.

In a video complaint about police response in that case, Leah McGuirk said that on May 12, she was slipped a drug unknowingly — or "roofied" — at Rooftop 210, a popular bar in uptown Charlotte. "I tried to file a police report in downtown Charlotte but the officer refused to let me file, stating that I would need to return to the scene of the crime and call 911 from there." she said in the video.

Since posting her experience online, McGuirk said she has been contacted by 10 people, three of whom told her they were sexually assaulted as a result of being roofied in the Uptown bar in the last year, she said.

Charlotte police have not released a description of the suspect in the June 15 case in Plaza Midwood, according to WCNC.

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