UPDATE: Armed robbery at Burger King

PORT JERVIS, N.Y. — On Monday night at about 10:25 p.m., Port Jervis Police received a report of an armed Robbery in progress at the Burger King Restaurant on McArthur Circle. Police found that the robber had entered the restaurant through a rear door which faces the former Great American Building and was armed with a small, pocket-type knife . The man, described as a Black Male, approximately 6’1”, and 220 pounds, demanded money and fled the scene with an undetermined amount of cash. A Burger King employee who was slightly injured during the incident, was treated at Bon Secours Hospital and released. The robber was said to have had short hair and was wearing a mask and an oversized white t-shirt. The Port Jervis Police K-9 unit assisted officers at the scene and police detectives were able to recover some physical evidence. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call the Port Jervis Police Department at 845-856-5101.