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[PizDoff]

Drive-up window crawler foiled in robbery

Fri Aug 18, 5:06 PM ET

WATERLOO, Iowa - A man's robbery attempt was thwarted by employees of a fast food restaurant after he climbed through the drive-up window demanding money, police said.

Jacob Mason Choi Koelling, 24, of Waterloo, was arrested early Thursday morning after he was restrained by employees at a Hardee's restaurant, police said.

The dining area of the restaurant was closed, so Koelling placed his order for a bacon, egg and cheese combo at the drive-up window, police said.

They said he told employees he couldn't open his door to pay, so he parked his car and walked to the drive-up window. He then crawled through the window and demanded money, said Thane Soderstrom, 19, a restaurant employee.

Koelling was armed with a long cardboard tube covered in black tape, police said.

Another employee wrestled with Koelling while Soderstrom called for help, police said.

Koelling was charged with first-degree robbery and burglary.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060818/...ive_up_robbery

[Lefty]

A long cardboard tube covered in black tape wtf! I guess to disguise the cardboard so people might think it a dangerous weapon?

[PizDoff]

How did he get out of his car? He crawled out the window?
And what insecurities drove him to attempt a robbery with a phallic object?

[GoldenJonas]

and what kept the employees from laughing at him, is this gonna start a wiffle ball bat crime spree?

[ViciousFlamingo]

A long cardboard tube covered in black tape wtf! I guess to disguise the cardboard so people might think it a dangerous weapon?

He was obviously trying to be a real Cardboard Tube Samurai:

[Brandon]

Those thick industrial cardboard tubes can almost cause bruising.

[Gosai]

I remember when I was little I LOVED playing with the cardboard tubes leftover after birthdays and christmass giftwrapping.

At my friends graduation party we messed around with the cardboard tubes while setting up. Good times.

But a weapon it is not.