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Video: Clerk Fights Robber With Can of Food (MN)
myfoxtwincities.com ^ | 6/21/11 | KMSP Staff

Posted on 06/21/2011 1:12:03 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

St. Paul police have released video showing the robbery of a Selby Avenue convenience store in which the clerk was able to pull off the suspect's mask and fight back with a can of food.

According to police, a clerk at the AA Avenue Grocery at 682 Selby Ave. was locking up around 10 p.m. on June 8 when a man wearing a mask forced his way inside. The man showed a handgun and demanded money from the clerk, then chased him to the back of the store.

In the back, the suspect assaulted the clerk as they fought over the gun. While fighting, the clerk was bale to pull the man’s mask off and strike him on the head with a can of food from a nearby shelf.

The fight continued as they moved toward the front of the store, where the clerk was finally able to get the suspect outside and lock the door. The clerk had cuts and scrapes on his head, hands and knees but did not require medical attention.

The suspect is described as a black man, 18 to 20 years old, 5’7 to 5’9, with medium build with short curly hair. He was wearing a black jacket or sweatshirt with a hood, blue jeans and a black mask.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: can; canfight; whoopass
Never bring a gun to a can fight.

Next time, I'll bet the shopkeeper has a better equalizer...

1 posted on 06/21/2011 1:12:04 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The suspect is described as a black man, 18 to 20 years old, 5’7 to 5’9, with medium build with short curly hair. He was wearing a black jacket or sweatshirt with a hood, blue jeans and a black mask.

One of 0dumb0's & Eric Holder's people.... the perpetually aggrieved victimized class venting out their rage & frustration. Good thing the white clerk didn't knock him out with can of food.....otherwise the clerk would have been arrested for criminal assult & battery against the black 0dumb0 thug.

2 posted on 06/21/2011 1:21:12 PM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

3 posted on 06/21/2011 1:22:09 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The scene in Crocodile Dundee comes to mind ...
4 posted on 06/21/2011 1:26:02 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Another use for Spam?


5 posted on 06/21/2011 1:26:02 PM PDT by NRA1995 (Obama couldn't run a lemonade stand, much less a country. Away with him!)
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Spam would work. But I believe I saw on the label that it was a can of Whoopass...


6 posted on 06/21/2011 1:31:32 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic.com. Now, More Than Ever.)
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“The suspect is described as a black man, 18 to 20 years old, 5’7 to 5’9, with medium build with short curly hair. He was wearing a black jacket or sweatshirt with a hood, blue jeans and a black mask.”

That description narrows down the list.
He should be easy to find now.


7 posted on 06/21/2011 1:37:38 PM PDT by donhunt (I am sick and tired of those bastards insulting and lying to me.)
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To: MHGinTN
Just a suggestion to the store owner: Those sport shirts hanging up for sale are a serious problem, hampering the cams view to anything going on. GEESH...The clerk has moxie.

Looks like that clerk might have had some MCMAP training.One Mind, Any Weapon: MCMAP

Valor, power, will, dedication, strength,commitment. WOOAH!

8 posted on 06/21/2011 2:15:12 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Something tells me this clerk is soon to find himself in the unemployment line.
9 posted on 06/21/2011 3:01:36 PM PDT by Realman30 ("I've already made a donation to Haiti. It's called taxes". . . . El Rushbo.)
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To: donhunt
That description narrows down the list.
He should be easy to find now.

Good one! ROFLMAO!

10 posted on 06/21/2011 4:20:21 PM PDT by rcrngroup
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