Robbery warning: No. 5 + Cambie (Richmond)
 

I work at Panago and just got robbed tonight...
At 10:45pm 2 men dressed in black with full ski masks and metal rods came in and took the money out of our pockets. However, they were not smart enough to open up the till or the safe.

Lately there's been more and more drunk/high/strung out people haning around that area. So I want to let you know so can be careful and warn your friends. Lock the doors and be careful of who you let into the store.

wow thats some scary shit going on there.

don't you guys at panago have a button to lock out the door?

so they told you to give them your wallet but didn't bother demanding you to open the till?

wow i live down the street and i was wondering whats with all the cop cars around that time @_@ scary

no button lock....it's just normal door

ya they told us to get on the ground....empty our pockets...but did not go for the til..

still they took off with $400 because the 2 drivers had the night's delivery sales in their pockets...

Wow. Sorry to hear it, Waddy. What a bunch of cocksuckers. At least the store is insured but you as employees aren't.

u got rob by a guy in a metal rod? i would not surrender to a guy unless he have at least a loaded gun

that fucking sucks.. shuda splashed pizza sauce in there eyes or threw a cans of pop at them

it was 2 5"10 guys with metal rods...what would u have done?
and I'm a 5"3 female...so I'd surrender to just about anything


El Bastardo: yes the store is insured but the owner said that the premium/deductible will be way too high if he claims anything...so i guess that sucks for everyone...

don't listen to him, wtf

why would you put your life in danger, for a few bucks? that's stupid..adding the fact that, if they did open the till, that's the owners problem..not yours..especially not one where you should risk your life to save..

That's crazy. You guys need to have the buzz in door that jewelery stores use.

that's around No. 5 and thorpe right?

I think it's most accurate to say #5 and Cambie (major intersection)

yeah no kidding.
panago probably doesn't pay you enough to make it worth risking your life lol.

don't you guys have to lock your doors and have to buzz it open when a customer comes?

They shouldn't have to. And they shouldn't have to worry that their earnings and personal cash will be stolen by some assholes who need that next 20 mins of crack based bliss.

edit: damn beat me to it haha

JSALES: Yes it's on thorpe...but I want to let all the stores in that area know...
like subway, domino's, etc

And no we don't have a buzzer...but from now on I'm going to keep the door locked..
I think I did the right thing...just do as they say and don't worry about the money...I doubt robbers would bother to hurt you if you just handed over the cash

Don't think they were crackheads...or at least they didn't act like it.....they were definately inexperienced and stupid...since they did not go for the till or the safe...

BTW the cops got there pretty fast...within 2 minutes of dialing 911...2 cops cars showed up with a dog....

Too bad you are not allowed to CCW...

lol thats heaty

one day they're gonna rob a place with some crazy fuckers and get their shit run

did the company pay you back your money?

Richmond is turning into more and more of a shithole every year

^ Wait till the Skytrain comes.

it's not just one guy, it was two. I would understand if the workers outnumbered the perp, but it's two guys plus weapons.

not worth it for a few $$

omg I used to live right across the street from the plaza.