Man Wielding Fork Attempts Gas Station Robbery
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police reported a bizarre gas station robbery in Westmoreland County Tuesday night.
According to police, Gino Conti, 31, walked into the Shell gas station on Route 30 in Hempfield Township and asked for a box of cigarettes.
When the clerk turned around, police said Conti pulled out a fork and demanded money.
Police said there was no money in the cash register, so Conti grabbed the cigarettes and left.
Police caught up with Conti a short time later. He faces several charges including robbery and simple assault.
No one was hurt when Conti pulled the fork out.
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police reported a bizarre gas station robbery in Westmoreland County Tuesday night.
According to police, Gino Conti, 31, walked into the Shell gas station on Route 30 in Hempfield Township and asked for a box of cigarettes.
When the clerk turned around, police said Conti pulled out a fork and demanded money.
Police said there was no money in the cash register, so Conti grabbed the cigarettes and left.
Police caught up with Conti a short time later. He faces several charges including robbery and simple assault.
No one was hurt when Conti pulled the fork out.
According to police, Gino Conti, 31, walked into the Shell gas station on Route 30 in Hempfield Township and asked for a box of cigarettes.
When the clerk turned around, police said Conti pulled out a fork and demanded money.
Police said there was no money in the cash register, so Conti grabbed the cigarettes and left.
Police caught up with Conti a short time later. He faces several charges including robbery and simple assault.
No one was hurt when Conti pulled the fork out.
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police reported a bizarre gas station robbery in Westmoreland County Tuesday night.
According to police, Gino Conti, 31, walked into the Shell gas station on Route 30 in Hempfield Township and asked for a box of cigarettes.
When the clerk turned around, police said Conti pulled out a fork and demanded money.
Police said there was no money in the cash register, so Conti grabbed the cigarettes and left.
Police caught up with Conti a short time later. He faces several charges including robbery and simple assault.
No one was hurt when Conti pulled the fork out.
