Man ‘armed’ with potato in Rhode Island robbery attempt
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Police say a man used a potato to pretend he had a gun while trying to rob a Rhode Island business.
WPRI-TV reports that the man entered a convenience store Monday with a potato and shouted: “Give me the money.”
A police report says the store manager chased him off with a baseball bat.
Police provided a description of the suspect.
They say officers later went to a laundromat where an employee told them a man fitting the description came in carrying a potato and yelled: “I need the money.”
The TV station reports that the employee gave the man a $20 bill from a decoy cash register, and he left.
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