PARKLAND, Wash. — A coffee shop in Parkland was the site of an armed robbery on Sunday, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 5:15 a.m., a Pierce County deputy responded to a call of an armed robbery at a drive-thru coffee shop in the 10000 block of Pacific Avenue South.
The employee told the deputy that a man ordered a drink and paid with what appeared to be a $100 bill.
When the employee refused to accept the money, the man got out of his car, pointed a gun at the employee and told her to open the register.
The employee gave the man $180 out of the register.
The incident is under investigation.
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