A robber pointed a handgun at employees of a Columbia restaurant before it opened yesterday morning and stole an undetermined amount of cash.

About 9 a.m., a gunman entered the Ruby Tuesday restaurant in the 9000 block of Snowden River Parkway through a back door and ordered several employees into an office, police said.

The robber then took out a gun, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

Anyone with information is urged to call 410-313-3700.

Pub Date: 8/13/98