ST. LOUIS — Police are trying to identify a man who posed as a customer in order to rob two McDonald's locations last week.
The first robbery happened just before 5 a.m. Thursday at the McDonald's on 4006 Lindell Boulevard in the Central West End. The suspect, believed to be between 18 and 25 years old, crawled through the drive-thru window with a gun and made an employee open a safe, police said. He took an undisclosed amount of money before climbing back through the window and driving off in a silver SUV with a missing gas cap.
Police say he tried again the next day at the McDonald's at 1119 N. Tucker Boulevard in the Carr Square neighborhood at 5:30 a.m. He again crawled through the drive-thru window with a gun and demanded employees open a safe. This time he wasn't able to take anything and he drove off again in the silver SUV.
Surveillance photos released by police show a distinctive spiderweb tattoo on his right elbow and other unknown tattoos on his upper arm.
Photos: Man wanted in McDonald's robberies
No injuries were reported in either robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).