McDonald's manager hit in ribs with bat after robber demands food, police say
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Posted: 04/23/2012
LAKELAND, Fla. -- A manager at a Lakeland McDonald’s was assaulted with a bat by a robber demanding food Sunday night, according to a Lakeland Police report.
Witnesses told authorities that the suspect entered the McDonald’s, located at 715 E. Memorial Boulevard at 10:30 p.m.
The robber jumped over the counter and demanded food.
At some point during the incident, the unidentified manager was struck in the ribs with a baseball bat.
The manager was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
No arrests have been made in the attack and the investigation is ongoing.
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