Man Bungles Robbery, Tells Cashier "I'll Be Back Later"

 

SAN ANTONIO, TX — A San Antonio man was charged after he robbed a cell phone store armed with a knife.

According to KTXS, Gilbert Moreno walked into the store on June 18 and demanded cash. The employee told Moreno he didn’t have access to the cash box. 

Moreno then told the employee he was going to steal something from the store and began taking apart a sound system.

When the employee began calling 9-1-1, Moreno told him “he would be back later and fled on his bicycle."

The employee recognized Moreno as a customer of the store and was able to identify him to the police.

Moreno was charged with aggravated robbery.

Subscribe to the LIVE! Daily

The LIVE! Daily is the "newspaper to your email" for San Angelo. Each content-packed edition has weather, the popular Top of the Email opinion and rumor mill column, news around the state of Texas, news around west Texas, the latest news stories from San Angelo LIVE!, events, and the most recent obituaries. The bottom of the email contains the most recent rants and comments. The LIVE! daily is emailed 5 days per week. On Sundays, subscribers receive the West Texas Real Estate LIVE! email.

Required

Most Recent Videos

Post a comment to this article here:

X Close