Crime

Waffle House bandit shoots hole in window during predawn robbery in west Macon

A gunman who held up a west Macon Waffle House early Tuesday fired a shot through the eatery’s window as he “demanded money” from the cash register, police said.

According to a statement from Bibb County sheriff’s officials, the stickup happened shortly before 4 a.m. at 4734 Chambers Road along Interstate 475 south of Eisenhower Parkway.

“Witnesses reported that a male individual entered the restaurant and approached the cash register,” the statement noted. “He placed a bag on the counter and brandished a handgun. He turned toward ... the front of the building and fired a single shot through the glass.”

The gunman then “demanded money,” which he apparently received before running away in an easterly direction toward Harrison Road, officials said.

The bandit, who wore white gloves, was described as a skinny man in dark clothing.

Joe Kovac Jr.
The Telegraph
Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.
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