Kia
02-15-2007, 09:27 AM
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A man armed with a sword and dressed as a ninja attempted to rob the Richfield Lunds Market Jan. 27 but left empty-handed.
Witnesses told police they thought the masked man in black, who entered Lunds, 6228 Penn Ave. S., was joking at first, said Lt. Todd Sandell of the Richfield Police Department.
That is until he unsheathed a 3-foot katana, or Japanese sword, waved it at a cashier and demanded money, according to police reports.
The cashier told the ninja that she couldn't get the register open because she was "in the middle of ringing someone up," police said. Flustered, the man uttered a profanity, turned around and left the store.
No one was injured.
Cloaked in skin-tight black clothes and a mask that revealed only his blue eyes, the would-be robber appeared to be between 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 150 pounds, witnesses said.
Police haven't been able to locate the man, but are pursuing leads provided by multiple witnesses, Sandell said.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call Richfield Police at 612-861-9800.- Compiled by Steven Pease
Kia
A man armed with a sword and dressed as a ninja attempted to rob the Richfield Lunds Market Jan. 27 but left empty-handed.
Witnesses told police they thought the masked man in black, who entered Lunds, 6228 Penn Ave. S., was joking at first, said Lt. Todd Sandell of the Richfield Police Department.
That is until he unsheathed a 3-foot katana, or Japanese sword, waved it at a cashier and demanded money, according to police reports.
The cashier told the ninja that she couldn't get the register open because she was "in the middle of ringing someone up," police said. Flustered, the man uttered a profanity, turned around and left the store.
No one was injured.
Cloaked in skin-tight black clothes and a mask that revealed only his blue eyes, the would-be robber appeared to be between 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 150 pounds, witnesses said.
Police haven't been able to locate the man, but are pursuing leads provided by multiple witnesses, Sandell said.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call Richfield Police at 612-861-9800.- Compiled by Steven Pease
Kia