Oops! Alleged Minnesota robber remembers his mask too late

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A Bob Marley hat helped police nab a man suspected of robbing a Dollar Tree in Roseville on Christmas Eve

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Quincy Gerrard Petty, 39, also reportedly forgot to put his mask on when he first walked into the retailer on Larpenteur Avenue and told an employee at the register he wasn’t “playing,”

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“Open your register, I’m robbing you,” Petty reportedly said. He later reached under his sweatshirt near his waistband and yelled: “If you put your hands down, ya’ll done”

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A store employee recognized Petty as the boyfriend of another employee, authorities say. When he saw the man look at him, Petty remembered his mask and pulled it over his face

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They took off with about $2,000 after store managers emptied a safe

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Police tracked down a vehicle matching the description to a location near Petty’s girlfriend’s home, the complaint said. He and his girlfriend were found outside her residence, and Petty was arrested. While he had changed his clothes, he was wearing the same Bob Marley hat that store employees reported seeing on the suspect.

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Officers also found a crumpled envelope with the word “robbery” written on it inside Petty’s pockets, along with two coin wrapping papers and more than $600 in cash mostly in $1 bills.

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Petty denied involvement in the robbery. His girlfriend said he was with her all morning and that the incident was a setup by the store in retaliation for a complaint she filed.

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