Man robs convenience store, leaves behind perscription bottle with name and address
An Iowa man is in a bit of trouble with the law now after stealing vodka from a convenience store.
Rodney A. Harderman, 53, of 333 W. 17th St., No. 24, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. today at his residence on a warrant charging second-degree robbery and charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He is scheduled to make an appearance this morning in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County.
According to court documents, Dubuque police responded to a robbery at Beecher's Beverage, 1691 Asbury Road. The clerk, Anne Mohammed, said a man came into the store with a green bag at about 4 p.m. Thursday and asked about the prices for Grey Goose vodka.
Mohammed told the man to leave the bag at the counter while he shopped, documents said. The man grabbed two bottles of Grey Goose, worth $87.98 total, and walked out without paying. Mohammed told police that he chased the man and grabbed his shirt, then the man brandished a 10-inch knife and said, "I don't want to go to jail."
Documents said the man gave Mohammed one of the bottles back and fled the area. Authorities searching the store found a prescription bottle with Harderman's name on it in the green bag he left behind. Police confirmed with a photo of Harderman that he was the one who robbed the store.
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