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Wannabe robber leaves empty handed

Left the store when customers came in after handing clerk a note demanding cash
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Police are investigating after an attempted robbery of a business Friday night.

Approximately 10:15 p.m., a man entered a business in the area of Willow Road and Dawson Road. He passed an employee a note demanding cash and including a threat. The man left the business empty-handed after customers entered the business.

He was described as a black man in his 20s, 5’8” with a slim build and a short black beard. He was wearing a red jacket with black and white trim, a grey hooded sweater, blue jeans, black or dark grey sneakers with orange on the soles and a black baseball cap. The man was last seen on foot heading towards the intersection of Willow and Dawson roads.