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YAKIMA, Wash. -- A man armed with a short-barreled rifle robbed a restaurant Thursday evening, police said.
The robber wore a nylon stocking over his head while taking an undisclosed amount of cash from the Taco Del Rey restaurant in the 1200 block of South Sixth Street, according to a news release from the Yakima Police Department.
Police said they arrived soon after the robbery was reported at 7:05 p.m., but they could not locate the suspect, who was last seen heading north on foot.
The four employees and several customers were not hurt.
The robber was described as about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 150 pounds. Besides the nylon stocking, no clothing description was given in the news release.
Police asked anyone with information about the case to call detectives at 509-575-6212.
-- Mark Morey
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