Thief robs gas station with fork

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Police are searching for a man who robbed a gas station with a kitchen fork.

According to Warrenburg police, the man was waving the fork when he entered the Break Time gas station early Saturday.

Detective Tom Carey said two employees at the store said the robber overpowered the clerk at the counter.

He then hit the computer and opened the drawer, Carey said.

The thief, described as a slim, white male wearing a ski mask and no shirt, grabbed an undisclosed amount of money from the cash drawer and fled.

Carey said the incident lasted about 30 seconds.