- Associated Press - Wednesday, July 19, 2017

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina police are investigating an armed robbery in which two employees were tied up with zip ties and left in a bathtub.

WRAL-TV reports police got a call at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday that armed suspects had gone into a Raleigh realty office, demanded money and tied up two employees.

The 911 caller told the dispatcher the employees were bound and inside a bathtub.



Police say the suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, and authorities are still investigating the robbery. The employees were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

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