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02-08-2011, 9:19am
"I'm robbing you, sir": Most polite gunman ever?
Posted: Feb 07, 2011 8:48 AM EST
Updated: Feb 08, 2011 8:23 AM EST
SEATTLE, WA (CNN/AP) - Authorities say officers have made an arrest in a weekend convenience store robbery that a south Seattle store owner found remarkable for the robber's politeness.
The robber also pointed a gun at White Center Shell station owner John Henry.
Sgt. John Urquhart, of the King County Sheriff's Office, says officers quickly identified a suspect from tips received after surveillance video of Saturday's robbery "went viral."
Henry offered the robber $40, but the man took all the money, about $300, apologizing and saying he had bills to pay and children to feed.
As he left he said if he ever got back on his feet, he'd pay the money back.
Urquhart did not immediately identify the man arrested Monday afternoon. The spokesman says the 65-year-old man arrested at a residence near the robbery site has convictions for armed robbery and forgery.
The gas station owner who was held at gunpoint said the man wasn't demanding.
Instead, he started with a question.
"Can you do me a favor?" he asked the clerk at the counter. "Can you empty that till for me please and put it right here?"
"What do you mean?" the clerk asked.
"Empty the till," the man with the gun replied. "I'm robbing you sir."
The gas station owner says the man told him he was sorry, but he had kids to support.
The security camera footage even caught him promising to return the money if he ever gets back on his feet.
Posted: Feb 07, 2011 8:48 AM EST
Updated: Feb 08, 2011 8:23 AM EST
SEATTLE, WA (CNN/AP) - Authorities say officers have made an arrest in a weekend convenience store robbery that a south Seattle store owner found remarkable for the robber's politeness.
The robber also pointed a gun at White Center Shell station owner John Henry.
Sgt. John Urquhart, of the King County Sheriff's Office, says officers quickly identified a suspect from tips received after surveillance video of Saturday's robbery "went viral."
Henry offered the robber $40, but the man took all the money, about $300, apologizing and saying he had bills to pay and children to feed.
As he left he said if he ever got back on his feet, he'd pay the money back.
Urquhart did not immediately identify the man arrested Monday afternoon. The spokesman says the 65-year-old man arrested at a residence near the robbery site has convictions for armed robbery and forgery.
The gas station owner who was held at gunpoint said the man wasn't demanding.
Instead, he started with a question.
"Can you do me a favor?" he asked the clerk at the counter. "Can you empty that till for me please and put it right here?"
"What do you mean?" the clerk asked.
"Empty the till," the man with the gun replied. "I'm robbing you sir."
The gas station owner says the man told him he was sorry, but he had kids to support.
The security camera footage even caught him promising to return the money if he ever gets back on his feet.