Hot Spot robbed in Kannapolis

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 2, 2009

KANNAPOLIS ó The Kannapolis Police Department is investigating a series of robberies which have occurred over the past two weeks at Jordan’s Hot Spot, located at 2500 S. Main St., Kannapolis.
The first incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Dec. 29 when a white male walked inside the business, approached the counter, displayed a handgun and demanded money.
The cashier complied, and the suspect left the business with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect wore a dark gray hooded sweatshirt with white designs on the front and blue jeans. The sweatshirt had a full length zipper in the front. The suspect is believed to be about 20 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and about 160 pounds.
Officers responded to Jordan’s Hot Spot again about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 31, to investigate an armed robbery. Three young black males walked inside the business and one suspect displayed a handgun.
The other two suspects demanded the cashier to open the register. The suspects retrieved cash and miscellaneous merchandise.
One suspect wore a blue hooded sweatshirt with a full zipper in the front and blue jeans. The second suspect wore a white hooded sweatshirt pullover and blue jeans. The third suspect also wore a blue hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.
A third armed robbery occurred at Jordan’s Hot Spot about 4:25 a.m. Jan. 6. Officers learned a white male wearing a blue hooded raincoat and armed with an edged weapon walked inside the business, demanded money and left on foot with cash.
The suspect is described as a white male in his early twenties. Anyone with information is being asked to contact Sgt. Chris R. Nesbitt at 704-920-4022, or report information anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 704-93-CRIME.