Authorities: Empty gas tank foils would-be pharmacy robber

PITTSBURGH � Robbing a Store 101: Take the money and run � but not before checking your getaway car�s gas tank.

Authorities said a man�s bid to rob a Pittsburgh pharmacy was foiled because his car had no gas.

Police said 39-year-old Anthony Scolieri fled the pharmacy Wednesday with a small amount of cash and got into the vehicle. But when he couldn�t drive away, he tried to run away on foot but was soon confronted by police.

Authorities said Scolieri showed a cashier a pistol when he demanded cash. But they said the weapon was a fake, and authorities recovered the stolen cash.

Scolieri faces three counts of robbery and one count of possession of an instrument of crime. It wasn�t known Friday if he�s retained an attorney.