Adam Cooke
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s what one York County man did when a store clerk foiled his attempts at robbing a convenience store early Sunday Morning. Adam Cooke, 28, of West Manheim Township, is accused of holding up two convenience stores within a 30-minute time frame. He is charged with robbery, theft and attempted robbery.
His first attempt happened around 2:45 a.m. at the Rutter’s located along the 1400 block of Baltimore Street. Cooke got away empty handed after the clerk refused his demands to hand over money from the cash register.
Not to be deterred–Cooke drove to the Turkey Hill located along the first block of Fuhrman Mill Road. He got away with $40.00 in cash.
Police caught up to Cooke just a few blocks away as he was fleeing the scene in his pickup truck.
No weapon was displayed during the robberies.
He was taken to central booking for arraignment.
4 Comments to “Robber strikes out at Rutter’s, Robs Turkey Hill in York County”
February 17, 2013 at 10:49 AM
The increase in robberies is insane lately. Although I am sincerely grateful that this robber was caught I am equally disturbed by a clerk who tries to be a hero by refusing to comply. He is mighty lucky he was not a statistic. That was plain stupid, his life is worth more than the money the robber may have gotten if he had handed it over.
February 17, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Absolutely agree! The stores are insured to cover robberies — the employees need to realize that, in the future, caring less about the $$$ gives them a better chance of going home to their families.
February 17, 2013 at 2:35 PM
Don't worry, the clerk will most likely be fired for it.
February 17, 2013 at 2:39 PM
I think convenience store robberies are at an all-time low. Used to be much much more until Turkey Hills in and near York City started closing at midnight to combat the problem. The huge circus-like atmosphere at Rutters' and Sheetz's on Friday and Saturday nights probably deters robberies as well as other people.