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Robbers routed. (Exercising the Right).(theft aborted)(Brief Article)

The New American

| August 12, 2002 | Lee, Robert W. | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Springfield, Ohio, area had been experiencing a string of armed robberies when two armed men entered the local Beverage Oasis store at about 11 p.m. on June 22nd.

As one of the thugs, wearing a green mask and wielding a 12-gauge shotgun, approached the building, three persons at the store noticed him and scurried out a door (a fourth, who stumbled and fell on her way out, stayed on the floor and was not harmed).

The other robber, also masked and carrying a 20-gauge shotgun, ran after the three fleeing individuals as they frantically sought to flag down several cars before one finally stopped. The driver drove them to a phone further down the street so they could call police. The Springfield News-Sun for June 24th quoted Beverage Oasis manager Debbie Little as saying, "He seen them running. He seen the guy with the shotgun chasing them. Nobody wants to get involved in anything like this. We owe him a debt of gratitude."

Clifford A. Conley, owner of the establishment, was working in an office when, via a security camera, he saw the three persons running from the store. With another camera he saw the first robber banging on a cash register with his shotgun. ...

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