Originally Posted by EdVinMass (Post 549596)

Figmo’s suspicions may seem insensitive, but think about this:

When I was a teenager I got a job in a popular restaurant right on the main street of my home town. I started out as a dishwasher but was getting trained as a waiter by the assistant manager. A week or so into the job, the owner came into the back room and asked me why I took the money. With a surprised look I replied “what money?”. Apparently the place had been robbed earlier. He stared at me for a long time and then walked out.

I don’t remember all the details, but within a few hours, the detectives on the case had the thief. It was the assistant manager who was supposed to be training me and they had his confession as was later reported in the papers.

The whole thing weirded me out and a couple of weeks later I quit the job.

Originally Posted by a6w7m (Post 549325)

This was an armed robbery, and not something an "employee" made up. The DO have security camera and the police have been looking at them since Tuesday night. I do believe if you were leaving work & turned the light off and walked outside to take out the trash and something like that happened to you, your description would also be "a man wearing dark clothing!"

FYI, the victim was my fiance.

Originally Posted by USSGompers (Post 549410)

I am so sorry to hear about the robbery. I got robbed in Orlando when I was the asst mgr at Pizza Hut. Two guys came running in at 10PM on a Sunday night. One put a gun to my head and demanded I open the register. I was too slow (from fear) so he cocked it back.

Then they proceeded to rob the customers. When my server was asked for his money, he acted like an ASS and threw all the $$ from his tips all over the floor. One guy got on the floor while his partner held the gun to my head to pick up all the $$.

My 19 yr old cook/dishwasher was deaf from birth and came around to corner carrying glasses (which he dropped).

They finally left and after I called the police, I called my regional mgr, who did a cash count and I was written up for having had $105 in the register, $5 more than allowed.

I still remember that night in 1994 like yesterday. You never get over it. :swear:

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 549829)

Just ran to Walmart tonight for a few things and as we were leaving there was a woman with handcuffs on by the front door surrounded by three police officers.

It was the first time in my life I have ever seen anyone in person in handcuffs.

It really affected me. She was very nicely dressed and young. How could you do anything to give up your freedom?

Gracie...Old dog who doesn't want to learn any new tricks.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 549832)

i am only hoping she needed food and got caught, not clothes, or something stupid

Originally Posted by Dancing Queen (Post 549895)

When I was 20 I worked at a Dunkin Donuts in my home town on 3rd shift. After the baker left I was left by myself all night, to clean up his mess, the previous shifts mess, and wait on the earliest customers, who often had green teeth. It was a frighting shift to work. (Oh and I never got a break, I have asked over the years at other locations and found the same working conditions.)
As a young woman I would not have known what kind of gun some one had, just that they pointed it at me, and I feared for my life, so it is unfair to assume the woman left by herself to run the place was anything other than shaking, and terrified. I certainly would have been. I only worked there a couple months, as I was tired of feeling used by the other employees left to finish their work and was scared every time the baker left.

Originally Posted by USSGompers (Post 549410)

I am so sorry to hear about the robbery. I got robbed in Orlando when I was the asst mgr at Pizza Hut. Two guys came running in at 10PM on a Sunday night. One put a gun to my head and demanded I open the register. I was too slow (from fear) so he cocked it back.

Then they proceeded to rob the customers. When my server was asked for his money, he acted like an ASS and threw all the $$ from his tips all over the floor. One guy got on the floor while his partner held the gun to my head to pick up all the $$.

My 19 yr old cook/dishwasher was deaf from birth and came around to corner carrying glasses (which he dropped).

They finally left and after I called the police, I called my regional mgr, who did a cash count and I was written up for having had $105 in the register, $5 more than allowed.

I still remember that night in 1994 like yesterday. You never get over it. :swear: