Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Literally, caught on tape.



Man uses duct tape as mask in liquor store robbery

'ASHLAND, Ky. - There usually isn't much humor in robbery, but the employees of Shamrock Liquors can't stop laughing about what happened last Friday.

Police say Kasey Kazee walked in to the store with duct tape wrapped around his head to conceal his face.

Fortunately, store manager Bill Steele had some duct tape of his own.

Steele had a wooden club wrapped with duct tape that eventually sent the suspect fleeing the store.

Store employee Craig Miller says he chased Kazee to the parking lot, tackled him and held him in a choke position until police arrived.

An unidentified customer also helped.

Kazee said in a jailhouse interview police got the wrong man and Kazee says he has no memory of going in to the liquor store.

He also says he has no memory of police removing the duct tape.

When asked how he could deny being the duct tape bandit even though police have photos showing him with the duct tape on and then a photo where Kazee's face is revealed, Kazee looked straight at the camera and said, "Do I look like the duct tape bandit to you?"

Miller says Kazee also had a t-shirt pulled up around his head during the robbery attempt, and that it reminded him of the "Cornholio" character from the "Beavis and Butthead" cartoon.

Steele says Kazee did get away with two rolls of change before he could grab his club and chase him away.

Police found much of that change in the parking lot.'

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