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A robbery attempt that happened a long time ago in Colorado in September 2018 has now gone viral on the internet. The incident was captured on the surveillance video and it featured the suspect trying to rob an E-cigarette store. Unfortunately, the thief drops his gun and runs out of the store as his pants fall down.
The footage also shows the thief entering the store and being greeted by an employee at the counter. When he tries to get his gun it slips and falls on the other side of the counter. The thief then tries to get up on the counter for the gun but ends up running outside the store when the weapon is picked up by the employee.
The video was shared by Daily Loud on its Twitter handle and garnered a lot of hilarious responses from people. One person even went on to say that it was probably the man's first time robbing any place, which was why he seemed to have fumbled.
The weapon carried by the robber was found to be a replica handgun. The replica gun was seized by the authorities and they were looking for fingerprints to catch the main culprit.
The police officers also released the footage and requested everyone's help in solving the case. They also mentioned details about the thief and wrote that he was a white male wearing a red hat, and a blue Denver Broncos shirt that had an orange "D" on it. The suspect was also wearing black pants, sunglasses, white shoes, and orange gloves.
Netizens react to the video of the robbery attempt incident in Colorado
Although the Colorado robbery incident happened back in 2018, the viral video has grabbed the attention of the public and they reacted to the same on social media:
The owner of the E-cigarette store Chris Burgess reacted to the video footage of the incident at the time and said that the thief needs to find a new career. He also added that while he doesn't want to downplay the seriousness of the crime, Chris said that the man belongs to the "World's dumbest criminals."
Burgess stated that in such situations, they usually accept the demands and give whatever they have at the counter to the thief. He mentioned that the reaction of the employee was appropriate considering everything that happened.
Robbery incidents continue to happen in Colorado
Colorado has witnessed an increase in robberies that happen in different stores. In February 2023, a liquor store, E&S Liquors on East Yale Avenue was burglarized and robbed. The store based in Denver, Colorado has faced similar incidents twice. In one of them, masked thieves arrived in an SUV and broke into the store with crowbars.
Three Family Dollar stores were robbed in April and May 2022 and the suspect was identified as the 20-year-old William Marshall. CSPD reported that Marshall robbed a huge amount of money from the store.
The hardware store Ace Hardware was also robbed multiple times and criminals used tools to rob large items. While speaking to Fox Business, owner Todd Erwin said that retail crime has been affecting his store every day and that he cannot afford security to keep a watch. He added that decriminalized theft is one of the causes behind such incidents.
As for the incident that is making people laugh, the police are still looking at any leads that could help them catch the robber.
