$382 robbery at a local store last night, leaves no people injured, as store owner decides not to resist.

In a robbery in ‘BJ’s Drug’ at 450 Stanley Street, two men wearing ski masks got away with $382.65 from the cash register. The robbery was over in less than a minute. While one of the robbers held a gun to the store owner’s head, the other one removed the money from the register. The two men then proceeded to their car that was parked in front of the store with its motor still running.

The store owner, Barney Joseph Jr., who kept a pistol under his counter, decided not to reach for his gun during the robbery, as he didn’t feel like it was a smart thing to do. This decision was most likely influenced by the story of his father, that was shot in the same store 25 years ago. Based on this, Joseph Jr. said that he’d rather part with his money than his life.