NewsJanuary 5, 2000
MAN ARRESTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY AT K-MART
A man threatened two K-mart employees with a knife during a shoplifting attempt on Tuesday, Cape Girardeau police said. About 11:45 a.m., police responded to a robbery at the store at 11 S. Kingshighway. A man had attempted to walk out of the store with two video cassette recorders, Sgt. Carl Kinnison said. When employees confronted him, he pulled out a knife...
A man threatened two K-mart employees with a knife during a shoplifting attempt on Tuesday, Cape Girardeau police said.
About 11:45 a.m., police responded to a robbery at the store at 11 S. Kingshighway.
A man had attempted to walk out of the store with two video cassette recorders, Sgt. Carl Kinnison said. When employees confronted him, he pulled out a knife.
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No one was injured in the incident.
Any time that force is used in a theft, it is considered a robbery, Kinnison said.
The man is currently in custody, pending charges of robbery, police said.
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