Masked man steals cash from Denver Cook Out, K-9 tracks down perpetrator

DENVER, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit helped track down a masked man who deputies said robbed a local Cook Out this week.

Deputies responded to calls regarding the robbery around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at a Cook Out location on NC 73. An initial investigation revealed a man dressed in black and wearing a mask entered the back of the restaurant and demanded money from the cash register.

He then fled the scene, police said.

Detectives identified Christian Foster, 23, of Denver, as the suspect. He was tracked down by an LCSO K-9 Unit and arrested a short time later at a Quik Trip on Highway 73 where items tied to the robbery were found inside his vehicle, according to the sheriff’s office.

He was held on a $15,500 secured bond and faces charges that include common law robbery. He has already appeared in court.