movieguy Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Clerk Laughs Away Robber in Pluto Mask By Associated Press March 10, 2005, 7:40 PM EST CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The would-be robber wanted to inspire fear, but his choice of a Disney character mask to conceal his features provoked only giggles from a convenience store clerk. Cranberry police said a clerk at Gordon's Mini Market burst into laughter when the person wearing a Pluto mask walked into the store about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. The clerk was laughing so hard he didn't comply with the robber's demand to turn over the cash register money -- so the frustrated robber left the store, police said. Police Sgt. Dave Kovach said the clerk's response was ill-advised and dangerous, even if it foiled the robbery. "Pluto could have been a strung-out heroin addict," Kovach said. "You never know." Pluto drove away in a car, but not before the clerk noticed that he was 6-foot-2 and appeared to be white under the mask. Police believe he's about 20 years old and weighs about 170 pounds. Copyright © 2005, The Associated Press www.newsday.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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