"You have 30 seconds to give me all of your money or I will kill you," a robbery suspect threatened as he pointed a long rifle at a clerk at The Losch Corner (TLC) gas station and convenient store in South Tamaqua at about 2 p.m. Friday.
"I thought he was joking at first," said the male clerk, who wished to remain anonymous. "He had his finger on the trigger of the gun, so I backed away and quickly gave him the money from the register.
"The robber was only in the store a few seconds," added the clerk. "The police were here very quickly."