Workers told to drop their pants during robbery

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Metro police are looking for two suspects who robbed the downtown Dunkin Donuts.

Police said the robbery occurred at about 5:15 a.m. on Friday before the store opened for business.

According to police, two employees began the process of opening the store when two men forced the locked doors open. What happened in the store can only be described as strange.

“After they got inside they robbed them of some money, they forced them into a backroom, had them remove their pants and then they fled on foot out the east side of the building,” said Officer Shelly Higdon of the Indianapolis Metro Police Department.

Police are working to get the surveillance video from cameras inside the store. They are also checking cameras at other area businesses to see if they captured any images of the men entering or leaving the Dunkin Donuts.

Police have a vague description of the suspects. The two men were dressed in all black with black masks, black jackets and black pants.

The early morning crime did little to deter customers.

The store re-opened by 8 a.m. Later in the day, the store manager had the locks on the doors changed.

The armed robbery was unusual for the downtown area. The downtown Dunkin Donuts is just two blocks from police headquarters.

24-Hour News 8 checked police records for the past 12 months and found only two other armed robberies committed at downtown chain stores.

If you have any information about this case please call Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS.