Tallahassee Police responding to robbery at TGI Fridays
UPDATE ( November 18, 2011 – 9:56 A.M.)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – Tallahassee Police continue their search for the three men they say robbed a Tallahassee restaurant, and injured three employees.
TPD says T.G.I Friday’s on Capital Circle Northeast was robbed around 7:18 a.m. Thursday. That’s when police say three men went into the restaurant, demanded cash, then took off, but not without first injuring three employees.
Those employees were treated for non-life threatening injuries. The employees have been identified by police as:
Samuel Foster, 36, Harrison Covington, 56, and Donnie Smith, 35.
Police are revealing more about the three suspects they’re still looking for.
TPD has provided the following description of those suspects:
Suspect 1: Black male, 5’10”, Thin build with bandana over his face
Suspect 2: Black male, 5’08”, Stocky build with his face covered
Suspect 3: Black male, 6’03”, Large build wearing a jacket with a “fur” lined hood.
Anyone with any information in this case is being urged to call Tallahassee Police Department at (850) 891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-8477.
UPDATE (November 17, 2001 - 11:05 P.M)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The search continues for the three men police say robbed the T.G.I. Friday's Restaurant on Capital Circle Northeast early Thursday morning.
Officer David Northway with TPD says they were called out to the restaurant just after 7 a.m. Thursday. Northway says three men went into the restaurant, demanded cash, then took off, but not before injuring three employees inside.
The three employees we're told by police are doing well after being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Little information is known about the three suspects.
Tallahassee Police is asking anyone with any information to call Big Bend Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-8477.
UPDATE: 12:07 p.m. 11/17/2011:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Tallahassee police are currently investigating a robbery that happened at T.G.I Fridays.
Police say that there were three people inside the business at the time, all T.G.I Fridays employees. Those who were injured and taken to the hospital suffered non life threatening injuries.
The owner of the business says that it should be open for lunch.
UPDATE: 10:42 a.m. 11/17/2011:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Police say 3 males entered the TGI Fridays Thursday morning and demanded money from employees inside. TPD says the men left with an undisclosed amount of money. Officers say some of the employees were injured and taken to the hospital. No word on how many victims.
UPDATE: 9:16 a.m. 11/17/2011:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -Tallahassee police tell ABC 27 that according to the owner of the TGI Fridays on Capital Circle Northeast, the restaurant should be open for lunch Thursday.
UPDATE: 8:29 a.m. 11/17/2011:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Police say there were victims inside the business at the time of the robbery. They say the victims who were injured have been taken to the hospital. No word on the extent of their injuries. Officers are also currently searching for the suspects.
8:00 a.m. 11/17/2011:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Police are currently on the scene of a reported robbery.
A spokesperson for TPD says it happened at 7:18am Thursday morning at 3390 Capital Circle Northeast, at the TGI Fridays restaurant.
Officers say the business and the parking lot is being shut down so that officers may conduct their investigation.
Police are not revealing any other information at this time.
Check back with www.wtxl.tv for updates.
