Patrons were told to get down on the floor by the shouting, masked suspects, but none of them were robbed or hurt, Lt. Bruce Painter said.
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP - A quiet breakfast shift at the International House of Pancakes turned chaotic when armed robbers burst in this morning, police said.
Patrons at the IHOP on the 2700 block of Mount Holly Road were told to get down on the floor by the masked robbers, at least one of whom was armed with a handgun. The robbery happened around 7:15 a.m. when the breakfast crowd was still sparse, and the incident was over quickly, Lt. Bruce Painter said.
"It was a quick in-and-out," Painter said.
No injuries were reported, and police said the suspects did not bother to rob the restaurant patrons. Instead, police said they focused their attention on the register, secured an undisclosed amount of cash, and fled.
Full descriptions of the robbers were not available. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
"My professional guess was someone looking to get quick money," Painter said.
Similar robberies have not been reported in the township or nearby Westampton recently, but Painter said police are looking into any possible connections with a series of bank robberies that have taken place in Burlington County. The most recent targeted a Roma Bank in Mansfield last week and involved a lone, armed suspect.
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