Thief robs java shop, but pays for cup



October 11, 2005

MEDFORD, Ore. -- Police are looking for a man who, just after robbing a coffee
stand, paid for his cup of java with some of the money he had just stolen.



Police said the man rode his bicycle up to the stand just before 7 a.m. on
Thursday and ordered a coffee. He then told the female employee that he had a
gun and demanded money.



The attendant handed over some cash. Before he left, the man paid for the coffee
with the money just handed to him.



AP

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