Sep 21 2023
Armed Robbery in Central City
Two men wearing ski masks robbed BJ’s Drug last night at approximately 8:30 p.m.
The 43-year-old owner, Barney Joseph Jr., was working when the men entered, held a gun to his head, and stole $382.65 from the cash register. The men left in a car parked at the curb in front of the store with its motor still running. Joseph told police that the robbery was over in less than a minute.
While Joseph kept a pistol under the counter of the store, he told police it “felt unwise” to use it. Joseph’s father was involved in a similar incident around 25 years ago. Joseph recalled,
“Yes, Dad resisted, I guess. Anyway, they found him shot to death, his own gun in his hand, and a bullet in the store’s ceiling. I’d rather part with my money than my life.”
Good lead. Good organization.