MIDDLETOWN — The man police say robbed a fast food restaurant this past weekend turned himself in after a friend saw his photo on MiddletownJournal.com.

Police say Daniel Green, 56, of Central Avenue, turned himself in to police Thursday, for the robbery Sunday evening at Captain D’s, 804 S. Breiel Blvd.

“An acquaintance of his saw the photo of the suspect on the Middletown Journal web page and immediately recognized him,” said Lt. Scott Reeve, “talked him into turning himself in.”

Reeve said Green had been arrested in June for committing a similar crime in Cincinnati. He is currently in Middletown Jail and will appear in court Friday morning.     

Police say Green ordered a large drink and was ready to leave the store when he turned around and ordered another drink. When the cash register drawer opened, police said he attempted to reach for the money. The employee closed the drawer immediately.

Green allegedly then went behind the counter and held the employee against the wall. Police say a weapon was not displayed during the robbery, but the employee said, according to the police report, he “felt a small object in the small of his back. He believed it to be a gun.”

An undisclosed amount of cash and coupons were taken from the cash register.

During the time of the robbery the assistant manager saw the incident from the back and called 911.

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