Vic: Face painted robber flees with top shelf booty

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2006
Vic: Face painted robber flees with top shelf booty

A bandit wearing face paint and a metal butcher's glove held up a Melbourne bottle
shop at knife point last night.

The man stole cash and seven bottles of expensive cognac and whiskey at 9pm from the
store in Lygon Street, Brunswick.

Police say his face was painted orange and white .. and he wore a rubber glove on one
hand .. and a metal mesh glove on the other.

He's described as between 40 to 50 years old .. about 180cm tall .. and of slim build.

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KEYWORD: WHISKEY (MELBOURNE)

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