This is True

Next!

When a man tried to rob a liquor store in Dayton, Ohio, the clerk inside made a quick excuse and dashed out the front door. When the robber didn’t follow, the clerk locked the door, trapping him inside. From there, it was pretty easy to capture the unnamed suspect, who was armed with a BB gun. “This guy obviously is not a professional,” said Valentine Mbah, the store’s owner. “How can you rob a place and let the guy lock you inside?” (AP) ...Because everyone is very well used to being told to wait by clerks.


Publication Date: 5 November 2000

This story is in True's book collection, Volume 7.