Poplar Bluff Sonic robbed at gunpoint

Authorities are searching for two men they believe robbed Sonic Drive In employees at gunpoint early Wednesday morning.

At about 1:05 a.m., two female employees exited the South Westwood Boulevard restaurant after locking up for the night and were standing outside talking, Poplar Bluff Police Patrolman Bryce Colvin said in his report.

One of the women, Colvin said, noticed her co-worker stop talking and saw two black males, wearing black clothing and hoods, walk around the south end of the building.

"One of the suspects pointed a gun at her and she backed up and threw her keys and purse and bank deposit bag," Colvin said.

The suspect, according to Colvin, ran toward the woman, grabbing her purse and the deposit bag.

"She heard footsteps as both suspects fled back around the south end of the building," Colvin said.

At that point, Colvin said, the woman reported grabbing the "business keys."

Both women then "ran back into the building," where they relocked the door and allowed the alarm to sound, Colvin said. A call also was made to 911.

Upon their arrival, Colvin said, officers conducted an area search, but the suspects were not found.

Detective David Sutton, with the department’s Criminal Investigation Bureau, also responded to the scene to continue the investigation.