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Tse Bonito attempted robbery suspect sought by police

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It’s rare the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office is called to Tse Bonito to investigate a crime, so the case of an attempted robbery at Domino’s Pizza stands out.

While the suspect may not have achieved his goal of obtaining money, he did make out with a sandwich.

The manager of the Domino’s Pizza establishment on Highway 264 said he went to his car at about 11:20 pm on Nov. 9 after closing up shop and was approached by a man who demanded all of the store’s money.

When the manager said he had no money, the suspect again demanded he turn over all of his money.

The manager repeated that he had no money, and the suspect began to act strangely, according to the report.

The manager said the suspect appeared to lose his balance and leaned on the rear of the manager’s car in order to stand up. The manager said the suspect may have been intoxicated, according to the report.

The manager said he had been carrying a pitcher, and inside the pitcher was a sandwich, so he took out the sandwich and gave it to the suspect, who then left, heading eastbound.

MCSO Deputy Paul Davis Jr. said the manager described the would-be robber as Native American, and about five-foot-five in height.

He wore grey sweat pants with a grey hoodie and used an old tee-shirt to cover his head, according to the report.

The area where the attempted robbery occurred was covered by the store’s surveillance camera, so Davis went inside the store to view the tape. It turned out, though, that the system had just been installed and Lewis was not able to figure out how to access the footage.

Davis reported that he used his finger-printing equipment and lifted fingerprints off the vehicle where the suspect had leaned on it.

Davis also reportedly searched the area but could not find any trace of the man.

The fingerprints were logged into evidence and attempts are being made to see if they match any fingerprints in the system.