Robber buys 2 shots of whiskey with $100 bill before robbing bartender at gunpoint

A man wearing a blond wig paid for two shots of
whiskey with a $100 bill at a restaurant in
Puyallup, Washington, just before he robbed the
bartender at gunpoint, according to police.

The suspect, who remains at large, walked into
the restaurant, Ma's Place, Monday around 9
a.m., ordering two shots of Jack Daniel's and
handing the bartender the $100 bill, Puyallup
Police Capt

. Scott Engle said yesterday.
The bartender, who only identified herself as
Rachel to ABC affiliate station KOMO-TV in Seattle,
said when she turned around, "he had a gun up
and said, 'Give me all the money in the register,'
and so I did."
Her "insides melted" the moment she saw the
gun, she added.

The robber, who wore the wig under a Seattle
Seahawks beanie, then asked for the restaurant's
money bags, police said, adding that he left 50
cents on the counter before leaving.
"[He] told me if I called anybody then he'd be
back," Rachel said

. "He scooped all the money
up but left me 50 cents, so I think I'll frame
those, lucky quarters."
Puyallup police believe the suspect is tied to two
other armed restaurant robberies last week in
Pierce County, one at The Buttered Biscuit in
Sumner and another at Elmer's Restaurant in
Tacoma, Capt. Engle said.
"We determined it was the same man
based on security footage," he explained.
"He also appeared to have the same M.O.
All three were armed robberies at
restaurants, where he had a drink, pulled
out a weapon and escaped with cash
."
All three police departments are working
together to find the suspect, Engle said, adding
that they are asking for anyone who has any
information on the suspect or can identify him to
come forward.

"He's been successful three times, so he's
probably getting more bold and feeling
like maybe he can get away with more,"
he said. "So we need the public's help in
this case to identify him and quickly
apprehend him."