Wendy’s Drive-Thru Worker Attacked by Wrench-Wielding Man in Batman Shirt

By Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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August 30, 2018Updated: August 30, 2018

Philadelphia police are looking for a man who was seen wearing a Batman T-shirt, trying to attack a worker at Wendy’s before threatening to break into the establishment.

The incident happened on Fox Street around 1:50 a.m. on Aug. 6. In the video, the man drives up the window and places an order.

One Wendy’s employee said they had difficulty hearing his order, and another worker then tried to take his order, Fox29 reported on Aug. 28.

The suspect then got agitated, began cursing, and drove around. He then spit on one of the employees, according to the Fox report. The employees then locked the drive-thru window, and the suspect continued to bang on the window an yell.

The man then returned to the window with a socket wrench and threatened to break inside the Wendy’s.

“When employees locked the drive-thru window, the suspect became enraged and continued to yell, spit, and bang on window and at one point produces a large socket wrench threatening to break out the drive-thru window. After several minutes the suspect fled the area in an unknown direction,” said the Philadelphia Police Department.

Police described him as black in his late 20s to early 30s with a beard, thin hair, medium build, and athletic. He was wearing a black T-shirt with the Batman logo on the front.

The man then fled the area in his car.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Northwest Detective Division said it is urging anyone with information about the man to come forward and contact them.

He was seen driving silver Buick sedan, Fox29 reported.

The incident took place at 2940 Fox Street in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood, CBS Philly reported.

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