AUBURN, Maine — An armed robber had to demand money twice during a holdup Friday because the cashier thought it was a Halloween prank the first time.
An unidentified man fled Auburndale II Cleaning Center at 14 Millett Drive at 2 p.m. with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
Linda Wilson, who works at the dry cleaner and laundromat in the Taylor Brook Mall, said she was with a customer near the washing machines and dryers when a man wearing a ski hat and scarf over his face pointed a handgun at her and said, “Give me your money!”
Wilson, thinking the man was in Halloween costume said, “I only have a dollar-fifty.”
When she turned back to her customer, the man said, “This is no joke.”
He repeated, “Give me your money!” Then pointed the gun at her again.
Wilson said she looked at the end of the barrel to see whether the gun was a water pistol. She said it didn’t look real.
She walked to the cash register on the other side of the shop and gave him cash. He fled through the back door.
One of the workers at the shop said they never keep more than $20 cash in the register.
No one was injured.
Police said they had no suspect.
The man was described as white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 180 to 200 pounds and wearing a black knit hat, dark pants, a black coat and black sunglasses, police said.
Wilson said she plans to bring her pit bull to work next time.
Anyone with information about the robbery is urged to call the Auburn Police Department at 333-6650.
Don’t bring the Dog to work. The person doing the robbery might be willing to shoot the dog. Why bring the dog into it? Bring a gun but be ready to pull the trigger if you point it at the robber. You only get one chance to save the taxpayers money.
Take out the trash.
“The man was described as white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 180 to 200 pounds”
Ever notice how the pc media will release every detail about a suspect if he/she is white, but if they’re not white, the most you’ll get is “Witnesses reported seeing a pair of men drive up ”
or “The shooter, described as a young man, ”
Geez, don’t bring diversity into the mix….oh no…that’s just not proper.
No I have not.
no, not really…
Trick or treat, be so sweet….Give me your money!….catchy phrase…..