Friendly Robber Changes Mind, Gives Thumbs Up After Recognizing Store Clerk [Video]

Police in Colorado are looking for a friendly robber who was considerate enough not to carry out the burglary of a convenience store because he recognized the clerk. He then gave the startled employee a thumbs up as he turned and walked away.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the conscience-stricken suspect walked into a Quick Save in Arvada, a northwestern suburb of Denver, on Tuesday at lunchtime wearing a blue hoodie, jeans and a blue bandana.

“The suspect looked at the clerk and said, ‘(Expletive), I was going to rob this place but I know you,'” the sheriff’s office said on Wednesday in a statement.

The man then asked the store clerk whether he knew him, to which the employee replied that he didn’t.

“The suspect then stated, ‘Good,’ and walked out of the store while giving a ‘thumbs up’ sign to the clerk.”

The odd exchange was recorded by the store’s security camera.

According to Reuters, the man then drove away and shortly afterward a suspect fitting his description was reported to have robbed a 7-Eleven store about a mile and a half away up the same road.