Suspect Sought in Pizza Hut Robbery in Cedar Rapids

By Jeff Raasch, Reporter

A Cedar Rapids Police cruiser drives on 1st Street SW toward the police station on the afternoon of Wedneday, September 26, 2007.

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Story Created: Dec 27, 2012 at 12:34 AM CDT

Story Updated: Dec 27, 2012 at 12:34 AM CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Police continue to investigate an armed robbery at a Pizza Hut carry-out location in Cedar Rapids.

Officers responded around 1:10 a.m. Sunday to 423 Edgewood Rd. NW after a man came into the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money. The man got an undisclosed amount of cash and ran away, police said. No injuries were reported in the incident.

The suspect was described as a slender black man, around 5-foot-8, wearing a dark-colored coat and pants, police said. His face also was covered.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 319-286-5375.

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