Two Boutte restaurants robbed at gunpoint Friday

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the armed robbery of a second Boutte restaurant on Friday (Nov. 17).

At about 8:30 p.m., a man robbed Wendy’s on U.S. Highway 90, and earlier that morning a lone gunman also robbed Popeyes across the highway from this restaurant.

Sheriff Greg Champagne said they believe the two robberies are connected.

“We have developed a short list of potential suspects who are in the Boutte area and are taking some extraordinary measures at this time to resolve these cases,” Champagne said.

The sheriff added, “We are also working with both the Jefferson and St. John Sheriff’s Offices and are not ruling out any possibility.”

The suspect is described as a black male wearing a dark grey hoodie, blue jeans, red shoes and a red bandana covering his face. He was armed with a semi-automatic handgun, demanded and obtained an amount of cash on hand, according to Champagne.

The suspect fled in an undetermined direction.

“Deputies quickly established a perimeter in the Boutte area but were unable to locate the suspect whose surveillance photo is below,” according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Earlier this same morning, at about 9 a.m., an unidentified suspect also entered Popeyes at the rear door when an employee opened it to take out the trash.

Champagne described the suspect as a black male wearing a black shirt armed with a revolver. It is believed he acted alone in the robbery.

Sheriff’s Office spokesman Corp. James Grimaldi said the suspect entered the restaurant with a “black colored handgun” and demanded money.

The man reportedly took an undetermined amount of cash, exited the same door and fled on foot into a wooded area behind the building.

According to employees, the suspect may have worked at the restaurant because he allegedly addressed workers by their nicknames.

A Popeyes employee reportedly fainted during the robbery and was taken to St. Charles Parish Hospital.

Grimaldi said no one was injured in the robbery.

Anyone with information about the Popeyes suspect who has been described as “a male clad in dark colored clothing and his face possibly concealed fleeing” from the area of Popeyes this morning is asked to contact Detective Jody Weems at (985)783-1135.

Anyone with any information about the Wendy’s robbery is asked to contact Detective Joseph Dewhirst by calling the 911 center or you can call Crimestoppers.

 

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