The Plainville Police Department is investigating an early morning robbery at the Dunkin’ Donuts located at 147 N. Washington St. At approximately 4 a.m., a lone employee was preparing to open for business when a man entered the store, walked around the counter and displayed a handgun, according to interim Police Chief Peter P. Costanzo. He ordered her to open the safe, telling her that if she did what he said she would not be hurt.

After she gave him the money, he sat her in a chair and taped her hands together behind her back. He then cut the electrical and telephone wires and fled the store. The employee was able to free herself and called the police using her cell phone.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall with a medium build. He was wearing a gray jacket or “hoodie,” orange hat, tan gloves, light-colored pants and a yellow scarf that covered his face.