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A man trying to rob a Sinclair station in Salt Lake was no match for the clerk and a customer.
Around 6:00 Sunday evening, the man walked up to the counter of the Sinclair at 873 E. South Temple with a soda and a note. The note said he had a gun and told the clerk to empty the register. The clerk said he couldn't give him the money. The man got angry and pounded his fist so hard on the counter that the cash register opened.
The man then tried to grab the money, but the clerk started wrestling with him. At that point, a customer walked in and helped the clerk restrain the robber.
Lt. Brian Purvis of the Salt Lake City Police Department said, "Fighting with a robber over the money in the till is very risky. You really have to determine whether or not it's worth it."
The clerk locked the doors so the man couldn't escape. When police arrived, the would-be robber was waiting with his hands up, ready to surrender.
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