NH Store Clerk Scares Away Would-Be Robber With Bigger Knife
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS/AP) — Police say a man walked into a convenience store and brandished a 3-inch-long knife at the clerk, but fled after she pulled out a larger one.
The clerk, Dawn Kahwaja, was standing behind the counter at Down the Block Convenience in Manchester on Saturday night when the man entered and demanded cash. Well-aware of recent robberies in the area, she protected herself with the bigger knife.
"He just kept saying, 'Gimme the money, gimme the money, gimme the money,'" Kahjawa told WBZ. "And I just looked at him, like, did he really just come in here to take my money? So I said no."
The man, who was wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt, a black hat with a "P'' and a white T-shirt over his face, left without any cash or property from the store.
"I have a daughter in college, a son that's almost there. It's not cheap," she added. "We work for a living, killing ourselves. Not for you to come in and take my money. It's not fair. Get a job, work. Simple as that."
He was described as white, about 5-foot-10, 180 pounds.
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying and finding him.
On Monday, police released surveillance video of the man.
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