ASHEBORO N.C. – Detectives with the Asheboro Police Department are investigating after the Hardees in Asheboro was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of the day.
On January 5th, 2023, just before 3pm, officers responded to the Hardee’s located at 457 East Dixie Drive in reference to a panic alarm.
According to Asst Police Chief Robbie Brown with the Asheboro Police Department, while officers were enroute communications advised the business had been robbed. When officers arrived, they determined a white male wearing a grey jacket, blue pants, dark blue or black work gloves, sunglasses, and a black and white face mask had produced a handgun and demanded money.
The male left the business on foot and was last seen running in a western direction behind the Waffle House.
The male was not located, and the case is being investigated by the department’s detective division.