Cumberland County deputies searching for 3 armed suspects in connection with Waffle House robbery

WADE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is looking for three people in connection with an armed robbery.

According to deputies, the incident happened on Sunday just after 4:15 a.m. Deputies responded to calls about a robbery at the Waffle House at 3901 Goldsboro Road.

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Officials said an investigation found that two people with guns entered the restaurant and demanded the employees empty the cash register. The robbers then drove away with a third armed person in a white Hyundai Elantra.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Major Crimes Investigative Unit Corporal R. Wolfe at (910) 677-5464.