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       Robbery suspect flees on riding mower
       By: crazynutsx Date: April 24, 2012, 12:49 pm
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       After allegedly robbing a convenience store yesterday morning in
       Aiken County, South Carolina, United States, a man fled the
       scene on a riding lawnmower. Police apprehended the suspect near
       the scene.
       According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, Ricky New
       entered the store carrying a large stick, demanded money,
       assaulted the clerk with the stick, and left with an undisclosed
       amount of money. He then tried to make his getaway on a
       Craftsman mower. His face was concealed by a towel, but Ricky
       New lives nearby and the clerk identified him promptly after the
       incident.
       New has been charged with armed robbery, and first degree
       assault and battery.
       Captain Troy Elwell, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said
       "Never seen anything quite like this one. I’ve seen some strange
       cases, but a getaway vehicle as a lawnmower. That doesn’t take a
       whole lot of thought to figure out that you’re not going to get
       too far on it."
       "I’m getting a good amount of calls on this", he also said.
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