IHOP employee robbed during break

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A scare for a woman taking a quick break from her job Tuesday.

Police say the woman works at the IHOP on Palumbo Drive.

They say she stepped outside to take her break just before 3 a.m. when a man walked up, pointed a gun at her and took her money.

She was not hurt, according to police.

K9 units were called in but were not able to get a track.