THOMASVILLE, N.C. — This was one botched stickup. But at least the thief had minty fresh breath.
A man brandishing a knife stole a pack of gum from a Family Dollar store in North Carolina, but did not get any money because he ran when the employee screamed, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
The employee screamed and the thief bolted from the store with the gum, WGHP reported. There were no injuries.
The incident at the store in Thomasville occurred Thursday at 8:24 p.m., WGHP reported. According to the Thomasville Police Department, a man wearing a dark hoodie, blue jeans and boots came to the counter with a pack of chewing gum, the Journal reported.
When the store employee opened the cash register, the man took out a knife and demanded money, the newspaper reported.