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Man Allegedly Robs Store Holding Toddler

Posted on: Thursday, 27 February 2003, 06:00 CST

Man Allegedly Robs Store Holding Toddler

source: Associated Press Top Strange News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A man allegedly robbed a convenience store while toting along his 9-month-old son in a car seat.

Jarrod Devinney ran to a nearby hotel with the baby and about $120 allegedly stolen in the robbery, according to a complaint filed in court.

Without the baby, "it probably would have been a little easier for him to get away," said robbery detective John Thies, who handled Monday's incident. "He's running with that child. He kind of sticks out."

The clerk — who identified Devinney, 22, after his arrest — said a man with a baby came inside the store, bought a candy bar and left. He then returned and asked if he could stand inside because it was too cold outside for the baby, the complaint said.

After customers thinned out, the man stuck his hand inside his jacket and allegedly demanded cash. When the clerk refused, he "told her that if she didn't give him the money, he was going to shoot her," the complaint said.

The clerk gave him all the $20 bills and was trying to give him more cash when he told her he had enough. The complaint said he then ran off with the baby, falling once in the process.

Officers who checked nearby hotels found only one tenant with a baby.

"The baby was sleeping when I got there," Thies said, adding that the mother "was a little bit upset at the whole incident."

Devinney was charged with robbery, child abuse and tampering with evidence.

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