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Don't bring a knife to a drive-up ATM fight

May 18, 2012

A might-have-been victim with a lead foot managed to foil an attempted robbery at an ATM in Taylor, Pa., earlier this week.

According to a report by The Scranton Times-Tribune, a 53-year-old man had stopped at a drive-up ATM to get cash when he was accosted by another man with a knife, which the victim shortly found pressed against the back of his neck.

When the attacker demanded money, the victim asked him to be patient while he entered his information into the ATM.

Then he floored the accelerator, speeding away with the robber hanging onto his car, police told the Times-Tribune.

The victim escaped with only a slight laceration, the article said. Police are now seeking a badly bruised man in tan Carhartt overalls with skidmarks. 

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