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Convenient to have a gun.


When police arrived at a Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation).
Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States.
, convenience store for their 52nd time since the beginning of the year, they learned that a robber had failed in his robbery attempt, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

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 an online story on News14Charlotte.com.

At 6:40 a.m. on August 21, police responded to witnesses' calls from an Express Mart. At the store, they discovered that a man had tried to rob the store and had been shot by a store clerk who was armed and wearing a bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength.

bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly
 vest. The wounded robber had fled the scene, and so the police began tracking him using a canine canine
 or canid

Any domestic or wild dog or doglike mammal (e.g., wolf, jackal, fox) in the family Canidae, found throughout the world except in Antarctica and on most ocean islands.
 unit. The dogs, however, were not needed because the robber got to his destination, realized he had been shot, and called the police.

The store clerk had minor injuries from scuffling with the robber, but he was treated at the scene. He is not expected to face charges. The robber will be charged with attempted robbery.
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Author:Williamsen, Kurt
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U5NC
Date:Dec 12, 2005
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