Four men forced four pizza shop employees into a supply closet and robbed the pizzeria

Four men forced four pizza shop employees into a supply closet and robbed the pizzeria Sunday night in Allentown, police said.The robbers told the employees not to leave the closet, and they complied until officers arrived about 45 minutes later, police Capt. Daryl Hendricks said. He said none of the employees was hurt.
Hendricks said about 10 p.m. or 10:15 p.m. the robbers entered Little Caesars Pizza, 1439 W. Allen St. One of the men had a semiautomatic rifle with an attached light, Hendricks said.He said the robbers corralled the employees and shoved them into the closet. One of the employees sent a text message from the closet and police responded about 11 p.m., found a rear door opened and let the employees out, Hendricks said.He said the robbers got away in an unknown direction, by an unknown means with an unknown amount of money.The robbers were all between the ages of 20 and 25, and most wore hoods, bandanas and blue jeans, Hendricks said.