NEW ORLEANS -- A New Orleans Burger King recently got a visit from a
drag queen with a gun, New Orleans television station WDSU re****ted.
Security cameras showed the 'man', wearing a dress with a revealing
bust line and hair barrettes, climbed through the takeout window at a
Burger King on May 11. He held the employees at gunpoint, demanded
money, exited through the same drive-through window and drove away.
"By looking at the vehicle pull up, we can tell that's a pickup," WDSU
crime and safety specialist Howard Robertson said. "And if you look at
the rims -- you know that's not a Ford or GM. The other thing I wanted
to look at was whether he got out the driver=92s or passenger=92s door to
see if he had an accomplice, somebody who was driving his vehicle when
he left. But he got out the driver's side."
Robertson said the thief is probably a genuine cross-dresser because
his necklace matched the dress, his nails appeared to be painted and
the wig was well made.
"Most of the time when somebody puts on a wig they're just trying to
hide their identity by putting on something like a Halloween mask, but
he's pretty," Robertson said.
Robertson said he was surprised the thief didn't cover his face,
though he said it doesn't matter in this case.
"There's a strong possibility that this person is a cross-dresser and
someone in that community will know this guy, especially if they see
him on the TV, someone will know him," Robertson said.
Police said the suspect was about 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed about
180 pounds.
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