Local Cracker Barrel restaurant robbed at gunpoint

A man armed with a handgun robbed The Cracker Barrel restaurant at 3687 South General Bruce Dr. in Temple as employees were getting ready to open for the day Monday.

The robbery was reported at around 5 a.m. Monday.

Employees told officers the man entered the restaurant while employees were preparing to open, displayed a handgun, demanded money and escaped on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the robber, who’s black and was wearing gray sweatpants and a gray sweater, police said.

No one was injured.

The restaurant remained closed immediately after the robbery, but had reopened by mid-morning.