Decatur McDonald's Worker Pepper Sprayed, Register Robbed: Police

DECATUR, GA — Decatur police need the public's help in the search for two women accused of attacking a Decatur McDonald's employee at the drive-thru window and stealing the restaurant's cash register.

According to Sgt. John Bender, Decatur police's public information officer, officers responded to an armed robbery call around 8:13 p.m. Tuesday at the McDonald's on Commerce Drive. Bender said two women pulled up to the drive-thru window in a white sedan, when one of them pepper-sprayed the employee working the window. The second woman got out of the car, grabbed the register's cash drawer through the open drive-thru window and the two drove away, police said.

The McDonald's employee who was attacked was treated at the scene for minor injuries, according to Bender. A make and model of the car used has not been released as of Thursday morning, and it was not clear how much money the women allegedly stole.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Decatur Police Department Investigator Robert Lindsey at robert.lindsey@decaturga.com or 678-553-6628, or contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta to remain anonymous at 404-577-TIPS (8477).