Armed Robbery In Friar Tucks Parking Lot

Fond du Lac Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in the parking lot of Friar Tuck’s restaurant on West Johnson Street Thursday night. A woman was sitting in her vehicle when a man approached her vehicle. He had a gun and demanded her cell phone. The man then fled on foot in a southwesterly direction. Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein says they asked for help from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department, which provided a K-9 Unit to search the area. The dog tracked for a number of blocks, but the suspect was not located. The suspect was a black man with a thin build. He was about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7 inches tall, and was wearing a jean jacket and blue jeans. He had a covering over his face. Anyone with information related to the robbery is asked to contact the Fond du Lac Police Department at (920)906-5555 or the Crime Alert number at 920-322-3740.  Callers can remain anonymous. The incident was reported at 8:32 Thursday evening.