10/28/16 — La Cuata in Dudley robbed at gunpoint

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La Cuata in Dudley robbed at gunpoint

By Ethan Smith
Published in News on October 28, 2016 9:57 AM

A man stole $200 at gunpoint from La Cuata Mexican Restaurant in Dudley Wednesday morning.

According to a report filed with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, a 6-foot-tall, 200-pound black man walked into the restaurant around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and took a menu like he was going to place an order.

Then the man held a handgun to the cashier's neck and chest area and grabbed around $200 from the register, the report said. He was not wearing any gloves.

The employee then slammed the cash register shut and ran out the back door, and the man ran out of the front door of the business and escaped.

Authorities do not know the man's direction or method of travel when he escaped.

There are no suspects at this time.

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