Posted on 03/24/2006 12:05:46 PM PST by Graybeard58
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Authorities said a thief's getaway plan was foiled when the stockings he was wearing got caught in a car door.
An unshaven man wearing a black evening gown, fishnet stockings, calf-high boots and a black wig robbed a USA Gas station earlier this week, police alleged.
The armed man stuffed $290 in cash into an ensemble-matching black purse.
''I've been with the department for 22 years, and this is the first time I've heard of this happening anywhere here,'' Lt. Phil Penko said.
About 35 minutes after Monday's robbery, Officer Chad Ventimiglia spotted a black Saab with fishnet pantyhose hanging from the driver's door, dragging on the ground, investigators said.
The car was pulled over and Michael Leslie Clouse, 26, was arrested and booked for investigation of armed robbery.
One got out of SF Ping!
That's an awful mental image. Glad there are NO PICS!
I'm glad the black purse was "ensemble-matching." It would have been a crime to be improperly accessorized.
Can you believe it?
LOL, that he got out? Or that his ensamble matched?
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