Man tells robber he has no cash, then proves it
A robber picked on the wrong victim Monday night in Des Moines when he singled out Fredy Rosales.
Rosales told the gunman he didn't have any money. He was telling the truth. He really didn't have any money.
Rosales, 46, of Des Moines, was in the 1500 block of East Grand Avenue about 9 p.m. He parked his car and was waiting for his wife to get off work at a nearby store.
Police said a man approached him in the parking lot and demanded his money. Rosales said he had none. The man pulled out a gun and repeated the demand.
Rosales pulled out his wallet and opened it, proving that there really wasn't any money in it. The gunman patted Rosales' pockets. Finally convinced there was nothing to take, the gunman climbed into an older SUV with rust across the bottom and drove away.
Man says he stole soda becauses he was thirsty
A dispute over a Mountain Dew led to a bizarre confrontation between a young man and store clerks Monday.
Michael L. Cosper, 19, was arrested on suspicion of robbery after two clerks at the Hy-Vee, 1107 E. Army Post Rd., told police he tried to leave the store with a Mountain Dew at about 5:40 p.m. Monday.
The clerks said Cosper then grabbed a plant near the store’s entrance and, when confronted by the clerks, threw the plant on the floor, causing the plant’s pot to smash.
Cosper was being escorted back into the store when he pushed one of the clerks, turned and ran out of the store.
Cosper was chased by the two clerks, one of whom tackled him and held him until police arrived.
According to the police report, Cosper “said he stole because he was thirsty,” then tried to elude the two store clerks “because he didn’t want to go to jail.”
The report stated Cosper had dried blood around his mouth.
“When we inquired about the dried blood on Michael’s face, he stated he brought it all on himself and got what he deserved,” the report said.
Cosper was being held in Polk County Jail Monday night on $13,000 bond.
I'm just trying to imagine how much fun it was for the reporter to write a sentence that begins, "A dispute over a Mountain Dew..."
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