Two employees at the Cash in a Dash had a frightening experience when the Estill County business was robbed at gunpoint.
Wednesday morning, police say a man entered the cash advance business on Richmond Road in Irvine. He initially said he wanted to sell some jewelry but he wasn’t a customer for long.
“The customer ended up turning into basically a robbery suspect that we’re looking for,” says Trooper Purdy of the Kentucky State Police.
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The owner says it was quite unexpected for the two women working inside.
“He did look a little strange, a little nervous maybe, but he sat down and had talked to them and then all of a sudden he said he needed some money to get out out of here like he was from out of town,” says Judi Strong.
The man pulled out a gun and forced the two employees to the floor. The owner says the suspect then tied the two victims’ arms behind their back.
Police say the man got away with an undetermined amount of cash and a purse. After he left, Strong says one woman was able to get free and hit the panic button which alerted police.
They are looking for a white man about 6-feet-tall. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and a ball cap.
If you have information you are asked to call Kentucky State Police.
