MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some terrifying moments for customers and employees at a downtown restaurant Sunday evening after a man’s car was taken by several individuals armed with heavy weapons.
The manager of the Curry N Jerk in the 100 block of Monroe Avenue said the victim was eating at the restaurant and his vehicle was stolen while he was leaving.
“It was parked right in front of the restaurant,” Robert Blakenship said.
The victim told investigators that when he approached his 2016 Chevrolet Corvette, a man jumped out of his car, pointed a black handgun with an extended magazine at him and two other people and stated that they took the car.
The victim said the car thieves arrived in two black Camaros. He said one of the Camaros was parked next to his vehicle. He said the other Camaro was at the corner of Monroe and Second and two men were standing outside the vehicle with AR-15 style weapons.
Police said the suspects smashed the driver’s side window of the Corvette and the victim still had the keys. The stolen car was found a day later in the 3200 block of Holly Ridge Cove, in the airport area.
According to the Memphis Police Department’s CyberWatch website, in the last month alone, officers responded to 200 other crimes within a half-mile radius of Curry N Jerk, including 43 car thefts, seven thefts, 14 aggravated assaults and 23 simple assaults.
Blankenship said he encourages customers to take extra precautions to protect their property.
“I tell them to always park in covered parking lots. You tend to always be safe with that,” Blankenship said. “Don’t park on the street, especially not in alleys.”
Police are still searching for armed robbers and monitoring cameras in the area. If you have any information that could help investigators, call CrimeStoppers at (901) 528-CASH.
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