PORTSMOUTH – A 19-year-old Portsmouth man is charged with the December robbery of a Chinese restaurant.

Patrick Louther, 19, of Blair St., is charged with the December 1 robbery at Empire Buffet on London Blvd.

Police say the Louther forced employees to the floor and then took cash from the register.

There were a couple of customers in the restaurant during that crime, Det. Jan Westerbeck told WVEC.com.

Meantime, the investigation continues into three other robberies at that have occurred at that restaurant since August.

In those three, there were at least two suspects with handguns, according to police.

Louther is being looked at as a possible suspect in the other robberies, said Det. Jan Westerbeck with the Portsmouth Police Dept.

If you know anything about these robberies, call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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