BRIEFLY GUNMAN LIFTS CASH FROM RALPHS TILL.BURBANK - A Ralphs grocery store was robbed Friday morning by a man who flashed the handle of a gun at a store employee then swiftly left with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The robbery occurred just after 11:30 a.m. at the Ralphs in the 2500 block of West Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. when a man approached a female employee standing near an open cash drawer A cash drawer is generally a compartment underneath a cash register in which the cash from transactions is kept. The drawer is usually divided into separate compartments for notes and coins for ease of use. at the manager's counter and told her he planned to rob her, said Burbank Police Sgt. John Calicchio. The suspect then pushed the woman aside and showed her the handle of a gun protruding pro·trude v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes v.tr. To push or thrust outward. v.intr. To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge. from his pants pocket, Calicchio said. The robber grabbed the cash from the till and walked quickly out the door. He drove off in dark-colored 1990s Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. , Calicchio said. - Daily News Man shows note, robs CalFed bank BURBANK - A CalFed bank was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash Friday afternoon after a man presented a note saying he had a weapon, police said. Police said the man, estimated to be in his 40s, robbed the bank at 4000 W. Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. Ave. about 2:30 p.m. No weapon was seen, and he fled on foot, police said. - Daily News |
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