New London - Police were investigating a "snatch-and-grab" robbery Tuesday night.

Police Capt. William D. Dittman said a man took several $20 bills from a cash register at the Golden Wok Chinese Restaurant on Bayonet Street. He said the man fled the building and drove away in a large sedan of unknown make and model.

Dittman said witnesses reported the man making a right turn out of the restaurant's parking lot, possibly intending to cut through the New London Mall parking lot to access the highway.