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Know? >> hess takes the money, but not before thanking henry for the cash. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. and i really am sorry. and if i ever get back on my feet again, sir, ill bring it back. >> henry and hess then respectably bid adieu to each other. >> thank you. >> im sorry. god be with you, man. >> thank you very much. and with you too. >> thank you. >> when hess walks out of the store, henry immediately calls police and reports the crime. >> yeah, im john from shell got robbed w...

Pay for the coffee. >> thank you. >> but 65-year-old gregory hess has more on his mind than a cup of joe. he pulls out a gun and demands, or rather requests the money from henrys cash register. >> would you do me a favor? >> yes. >> would you empty that till for me, please, put it right here. >> what do you mean? >> empty the till. put your bills right here. im robbing you. >> try to play stupid and ask him, "what do you mean?" say "im robbing you. i need you to empty your till. i need the money...

Back. >> henry and hess then respectably bid adieu to each other. >> im sorry. >> god with you. >> thank you very much. and with you too. >> thank you. >> when hess walks out of the store, henry immediately calls police and reports the crime. >> yeah, im john from shell got robbed with a gun and the guy just left. im trying to get his license plate. >> it doesnt take long for police to track down henrys polite robber. this surveillance video immediately goes viral. after it appears on the local ...

Went to arrest him. he was so polite, waiting for them. >> hess confesses to robbing henrys store with a pellet gun, and is arrested for first degree robbery. but it turns out this isnt his first run-in with the law. in 2003, the fbi dubbed hess the transaction bandit after he robbed several banks in the seattle area. he was actually on probation at the time he robbed henry. hess pleads guilty to first degree robbery, and in april 2011, he is sentenced to five years in prison. as for henrys stol...

>> henry tries to reason with the courteous criminal. >> how about i give you $40? >> well, i cant do that, sir. ive got rent to pay. i have bills. and the kids need to eat. >> i looked at his hair. he had white hair. he looked like over 60. what kind of kids are you talking about? >> henry is not entirely convinced hess is using a real gun, but he decides against doing anything rash. he gives hess all the money in the till, which amounts to about $200. >> i didnt want to take chance. money does...

Sir. i know. i know i am, sir. i realize that. and i really -- i really am sorry to have to do this. and ive got kids. >> henry tries to reason with the courteous criminal. >> how about i give you $40? >> well, i cant do that, sir. ive got rent to pay. i have bills. and the kids need to eat. >> i looked at his hair. he had white hair. he looked like over 60. what kind of kids are you talking about? >> henry is not entirely convinced hess is using a real gun, but he decides against doing anything...

I appreciate it. and i really am sorry. and if i ever get back on my feet again, sir, ill bring it back. >> henry and hess then respectably bid adieu to each other. >> im sorry. >> god with you. >> thank you very much. and with you too. >> thank you. >> when hess walks out of the store, henry immediately calls police and reports the crime. >> yeah, im john from shell got robbed with a gun and the guy just left. im trying to get his license plate. >> it doesnt take long for police to track down h...

Police, they came to my store towards the car and they told me the guy was very polite when we went to arrest him. he was so polite, waiting for them. >> hess confesses to robbing henrys store with a pellet gun, and is arrested for first degree robbery. but it turns out this isnt his first run-in with the law. in 2003, the fbi dubbed hess the transaction bandit after he robbed several banks in the seattle area. he was actually on probation at the time he robbed henry. hess pleads guilty to first...

I have kids that need to be fed, sir. i know. i know i am, sir. i realize that. and i really -- i really am sorry to have to do this. and ive got kids. >> henry tries to reason with the courteous criminal. >> how about i give you $40? and this is it? >> well, i cant do that, sir. ive got rent to pay. i have bills. and the kids need to eat. >> i looked at his hair. he had white hair. he looked like over 60. what kind of kids are you talking about? >> henry is not entirely convinced hess is using ...

Cup of coffee. and he came to the counter and pay for the coffee. >> thank you. >> but 65-year-old gregory hess has more on his mind than a cup of joe. he pulls out a gun and demands, or rather requests the money from henrys cash register. >> would you do me a favor? >> yes. >> would you empty that till for me, please, put it right here. >> what do you mean? >> empty the till. put your bills right here. im robbing you. >> try to play stupid and ask him, "what do you mean?" say "im robbing you. i...