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Suspect uses Mountain Dew in robbery

FRESNO, Calif. – Investigators are searching for a suspect who assaulted a cashier and robbed him using soda. “Sometimes I work at night so I feel s...
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FRESNO, Calif. – Investigators are searching for a suspect who assaulted a cashier and robbed him using soda.

“Sometimes I work at night so I feel scared,” Fnu Herbans Lal told KSFN. He’s scared because of a suspect who used Mountain Dew as a diversion to steal hundreds of dollars. Investigators said a man in his early-20s splashed the drink then fumbles trying to grab the raining cash.

“I’ve never seen in my time as an investigator a person throw soda at a cashier in order to facilitate a robbery,” said Detective Shant Sheklanian with the Madera Police Department.

And that soft drink is also the reason why investigators say they’re having a tough time tracking this guy down.

“After interviewing the cashier, we learned he had to clean up the soda and had wiped away the surface and any latent prints that had been left behind,” said Sheklanian.

Herbans Lal said he got away, but if there’s a next time the thief won’t be as lucky. The suspect got away with $500 when he walked out of the store.

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