Armed Robbery Cuts Both Ways
CASCO, Maine That's not a knife; this is a knife!
Crocodile Dundee would have been proud of a store clerk who responded to a blade-wielding robber by drawing a knife of his own.
Ronald Smith, 27, allegedly walked into the shop on Oct. 22, wearing a rudimentary disguise.
"[The clerk] turned around and there was a male with a plastic bag over his head with eyeholes cut out," said police Detective Lt. James Langella.
The robber, who also had a bag over one hand, demanded money.
According to Langella, the clerk responded, "Are you kidding?"
The robber removed the bag from his hand and brandished a large knife, and demanded cash from the register again.
The store employee was unfazed, however, and grabbed a large steel carving knife he'd been using to cut sandwiches.
"He shouted, 'F*** you!' at the robber and gave chase," Langella said.
Smith ran out and jumped in a nearby white Ford Escort and drove off, according to authorities. The clerk wrote down the license plate number and police arrested Smith on a highway in the nearby town of Gray.
Smith was charged with armed robbery. Bail was set at $25,000.
Langella said the store clerk whose name was not released did not appear scared by the incident.
"He's from New Jersey it just startled him," he said.
CASCO, Maine That's not a knife; this is a knife!
Crocodile Dundee would have been proud of a store clerk who responded to a blade-wielding robber by drawing a knife of his own.
Ronald Smith, 27, allegedly walked into the shop on Oct. 22, wearing a rudimentary disguise.
"[The clerk] turned around and there was a male with a plastic bag over his head with eyeholes cut out," said police Detective Lt. James Langella.
The robber, who also had a bag over one hand, demanded money.
According to Langella, the clerk responded, "Are you kidding?"
The robber removed the bag from his hand and brandished a large knife, and demanded cash from the register again.
The store employee was unfazed, however, and grabbed a large steel carving knife he'd been using to cut sandwiches.
"He shouted, 'F*** you!' at the robber and gave chase," Langella said.
Smith ran out and jumped in a nearby white Ford Escort and drove off, according to authorities. The clerk wrote down the license plate number and police arrested Smith on a highway in the nearby town of Gray.
Smith was charged with armed robbery. Bail was set at $25,000.
Langella said the store clerk whose name was not released did not appear scared by the incident.
"He's from New Jersey it just startled him," he said.
