BJ’s Drug was held up in an armed robbery last night, two men wearing ski masks stole about $400 from the cash register at 8:30pm. The two men got away in their car parked running in front of the store.
The owner of the store, Barney Joseph, was working last night and spoke about his account. He told us about the encounter and why he did not use the pistol he keeps under the counter. “I’d rather part with my money than my life,” Joseph told reporters.
Joseph also told us about an event like this that happened in the past that influenced his decision last night. Almost 25 years years ago, Joseph’s father was shot and killed in a holdup in the same store. “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,” Joseph told us.
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Two men wearing ski masks robbed BJ’s Drug last night. They made off with about $400.
Stories like this rarely mention how much money was stolen. If it’s a big number it encourages copycats.