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December 11, 2012 4:10 PM

Pa. woman robbed by man with sword, police say

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The gas station in Grindstone, P.A. where a woman was allegedly robbed by a man with a sword.

/ CBS Pittsburgh
(CBS) FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. - A woman pumping gas was robbed by a man with a sword at a southwest Pennsylvania gas station, CBS Pittsburgh reports.

Police say the woman was pumping gas at the Sweet Pea Food Mart when a man with a sword approached her and demanded money.

When she handed over the money, the suspect reportedly jumped into a white pickup truck and made his getaway towards Brownsville.

The woman was uninjured in the robbery and no description of the suspect has been released, according to CBS Pittsburgh.


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