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Two Wilkes-Barre Businesses Robbed

Two Wilkes-Barre Businesses Robbed - Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 08:00AM EST

Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 @ 08:00am EST

LUZERNE COUNTY - Two businesses were robbed overnight in Wilkes-Barre .

The Poplar Inn on Poplar St. was held up just before midnight .

Police say two men with guns held up customers and took money from the register.

One of them also fired a shot at the bar.

No one was injured.

The suspects are described as two black men wearing black hooded sweatshirts.

The Turkey Hill on Carey Ave. and Division St. was held up by a man with a knife just after 2 a. m. this morning.

He got money from the register and ran off.

The suspect in this case is a white male with tattoos on both arms.

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