shocking number of crooks to overwhelm the clerk. it s called a mob rob. nearly 30 people storm the store taking about $600 worth of food, beer and other drinks. at first, i was really frightened and then i got angry. john athy owns the convenience store and has been in the business for nearly 40 years. and here s the scout. they send a man in to check the store out. he s had his share of robberies, but this one, he says, is the worst he s seen because of the sheer number of people. where did they all come from? they had to have been at a function and decided to maybe they needed some more beer and when they got here they decided maybe they didn t want to pay for it. he s glad his night clerk doesn t try to stop the swarm of clerks because he fears even if an employee resists, someone will get hurt. instead he wants to rely on his
convenience stores are frequently the target of robberies. some are violent. some are brazen. then there are those that are just plain odd. but we re going to go out on a limb here and say this is one of the oddest attempted convenience store robberies we ve ever encountered. and, yes, we ll go even further and say it s a stick-up. it s 6:30 a.m., december 28th, 2010. jugal uptall is just opening the shop he and his son own in manassas, virginia, outside washington, d.c., when a man walks in with a huge tree branch. surprisingly, jugal doesn t immediately sense any danger. i thought first that one
nevada. it s another convenience store robbery. this time, the thieves come in unarmed, but there are a shocking number of crooks to overwhelm the clerk. it s called a mob rob. nearly 30 people storm the store taking about $600 worth of food, beer and other drinks. at first, i was really frightened and then i got angry. john athy owns the convenience store and has been in the business for nearly 40 years. and here s the scout. they send a man in to check the store out. he s had his share of robberies, but this one, he says, is the worst he s seen because of the sheer number of people. where did they all come from? they had to have been at a function and decided to maybe they needed some more beer and when they got here they decided maybe they didn t want to pay for it. he s glad his night clerk doesn t try to stop the swarm of clerks because he fears even employee resists, someone will get hurt. instead he wants to rely on his
surprisingly, jugal doesn t immediately sense any danger. i thought first that one minute he was joking with me, some customer. when he tried to hit me, then i saw something wrong. the intruder swats the stick at jugal s head. so he goes for his own weapon, a hammer. now it s a standoff, hammer versus 6 1/2-foot stick. he tried to hit me, and i tried to show the hammer. and he jump from the counter to come inside. and i jump over the counter to go outside. i try to save myself. this dangerous duel continues for a heart-stopping two minutes. jugal, not giving the thief the money and doing his best to stall him until help arrives. i was thinking that some customer will come. then i ll be free. but no sign of any customers on this morning. the robber backs jugal into a
robbery. this time, the thieves come in unarmed, but there are a shocking number of crooks to overwhelm the clerk. it s called a mob rob. nearly 30 people storm the store taking about $600 worth of food, beer and other drinks. at first, i was really frightened and then i got angry. john athy owns the convenience store and has been in the business for nearly 40 years. and here s the scout. they send a man in to check the store out. he s had his share of robberies, but this one, he says, is the worst he s seen because of the sheer number of people. where did they all come from? they had to have been at a function and decided to maybe they needed some more beer and when they got here they decided maybe they didn t want to pay for it. he s glad his night clerk doesn t try to stop the swarm of clerks because he fears even employee resists, someone will get hurt. instead he wants to rely on his