Surveillance video shows the frightening armed robbery of a restaurant in the White Oak area of Montgomery County.
The robbers jumped over a counter and demanded employees go to the back of the store, police said.
Video shows a suspect dragging an employee to the restaurant's safes.
The robbers took money from the first safe. They struck the employee with a gun when the second safe couldn’t be unlocked, police said.
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The robbers left in a red Mitsubishi Lancer.
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