Arby's restaurant was robbered

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - An armed robber in a ski mask forced two employees to empty the cash drawers and safe of a fast food restaurant in Dauphin County, police said.

Lower Paxton Township police said the Arby's restaurant, at 4310 Union Deposit Road, was open only for drive-thru orders when the robber surprised the employees at around 11:42 p.m. Tuesday.

The workers reported that the suspect was holding a handgun partially hidden in a blue and black backpack, which he used to carry the stolen money.

The suspect was described as a black man in his 20's, with a dark complexion. He was said to be wearing a black hoodie and a black ski mask.