
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, August 4, 1995                   TAG: 9508040046
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
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MANAGER FOILS ROBBERY ATTEMPT

A manager at a Roanoke County McDonald's foiled a robbery early Thursday when he triggered a fire alarm and scared off the suspects.

According to Roanoke County Detective Rick Moorer, more than one person displaying a gun approached the 8115 Plantation Road restaurant at about 2 a.m. It had been closed about three hours.

When the restaurant's manager opened a fire door, triggering an audible alarm, the suspects jumped in a car and fled.

Moorer said investigators are trying to determine the exact number of suspects and the description of the car. No one was injured.

by CNB