Columbia Waffle House robbed at gunpoint. Deputies looking for robber
A Columbia Waffle House was robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning, according to Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
A man entered the Waffle House at 1210 Bluff Road just before 3:30 a.m., deputies said. He pointed a handgun at the restaurants’ worker, demanded money and ran out. The robber stole $570, according to deputies.
Deputies asked for the public’s help finding the robber.
Anonymous tips about the robbery can be submitted to Crime Stoppers of the Midlands at 888-274-6372 or midlandscrimestoppers.com
A man was shot at a gas station less than a mile away on Bluff Road the next day.
This story was originally published January 29, 2022 at 12:27 PM.
David Travis Bland
The State