In a classic bit of incompetent criminality, two men robbed a petrol station in New York State - but were caught because they forgot to fill up their car with petrol while doing so.
New York state police officers said they caught 29-year-old Lonnie Meckwood and 51-year-old Phillip Weeks after their getaway car ran out of fuel while the were trying to escape late on Monday night.
They're accused of using a knife to rob a clerk at the Quickway Convenience Store in Kirkwood, near the New York-Pennsylvania border about 80 miles south of Syracuse. The clerk wasn't hurt in the incident.
Police found the pair about a mile away, with their car was on the side of the road.
The pair are being held in the local Broome County Jail without bail.
New York state police officers said they caught 29-year-old Lonnie Meckwood and 51-year-old Phillip Weeks after their getaway car ran out of fuel while the were trying to escape late on Monday night.
They're accused of using a knife to rob a clerk at the Quickway Convenience Store in Kirkwood, near the New York-Pennsylvania border about 80 miles south of Syracuse. The clerk wasn't hurt in the incident.
Police found the pair about a mile away, with their car was on the side of the road.
The pair are being held in the local Broome County Jail without bail.