Palm Tree Robbery
June 2008: A man in Florida is charged with armed robbery, after attempting to holdup a convenience store with part of a palm tree. Surveillance video shows Gelando Olivieri demanding money from the store clerk while pointing a palm frond at him.1
Fast Facts
- Attempted robbery in DeLand, Florida
- Gelando Olivieri tried to rob V and F Discount Beverage store2
- Threatened to stab the store clerk with the pointed end of the palm frond1
- Also had flip flops on his hands for weapons3
- Olivieri chased from the store by a customer wielding a barstool3
- Customers recognized Olivieri and led police to him2
- Captured a few blocks from the store a short time later2
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