Our food store just got robbed when I was waiting in line to check out.....

@Inky261 (2520)
Germany
January 18, 2008 3:48pm CST
Oh, this was exciting. A young man dressed in black robbed the cashier, pretended he wanted to pay for something and dashed away with the money. The police came with two cars. I wonder if they will get him. The cashier said he made the impression to be on drugs. Usually nothing happens in my quiet neighborhood. This was 10 minutes before closing the shop this evening. I never thought something like that might happen where I live - it was very exciting.
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
18 Jan 08
It happens every day in and around the area I live in. I hate it. We live in the country and it still happens here. When we turn the news on, someone is always robbing someone, killing someone or something. It is unreal these days and it is very scary.
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
18 Jan 08
Wow. I hate to hear that. It used to be quiet where we used to live but now there is alot of crime and it is spreading to the country now.
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Inky261
@Inky261 (2520)
• Germany
18 Jan 08
Here it was quite so far all the years.
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Darkwing
@Darkwing (21583)
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18 Jan 08
Wow... yes, I would think it made the heart beat a bit faster. One thing bothers me though... did nobody in the store try to stop this man? I would very much doubt that he would be armed if he carried out the robbery in that way... but then, I don't suppose people think quickly enough to react immediately to something like that. Brightest Blessings.
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Inky261
@Inky261 (2520)
• Germany
18 Jan 08
There was just the female cashier and three female customers. Then a guy from the back room dashed after the man who took the money and then the female boss came from the back room and called the police via mobil phone. The store wanted to close, it was 10 minutes before 9 p.m. on a Friday...
Darkwing
@Darkwing (21583)
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21 Jan 08
Ahhhhh, I see. I guess he watched and waited for just the right moment then, huh? It must have been a bit of an experience for you!
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Adoniah
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
18 Jan 08
I do not think I would call it exciting. I would call you very lucky though. I hope that your neighborhood goes back to being very quiet and I am sure that the cashier feels the same way. Where I live used to be very quiet and safe. Now we have shootings and robberies and killings. It is very sad because I grew up not too far from here and I hate living here now.
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Inky261
@Inky261 (2520)
• Germany
18 Jan 08
I found it shocking. Yes, hopefully this will not happen again here.
ellie333
@ellie333 (21016)
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18 Jan 08
I would have been very frightened if I had been in a the shop. It is a shame that even quiet rural neighbourhoods are now being affected by this sort of crime. I am just pleased that noone was hurt and that you aren't too shock up by it.
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Inky261
@Inky261 (2520)
• Germany
18 Jan 08
I wasn`t frightened, I was somewhat in shock. It all went very fast and there were just a couple of ladies in the store and the lad grabed the money and ran. No other harm was done and the police came fast. It was like in a trance.