There was an armed robbery at a new last night at 450 Stanley Street. Two men wearing skimasks entered the store, one held the and while one held a gun on the owner, Barney Joseph, Jr., 43, 1625 11th Ave., the other took $382.65 from the cash register.

This all happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. The men left in a car and escaped the scene.

The owner Joseph has had previous encounters with shootings.

his father was killed during a holdup at the same store, BJ’s Drug, almost 25
years ago.

When asked about it he said. “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,”.