Thief Foils Cops With Toilet Paper Mask

Sometimes, simpler is better
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 27, 2010 3:57 PM CDT
Thief Foils Cops With Toilet Paper Mask
For some, it's also a disguise.   (AP GRAPHIC)

For one Nebraska robber, a low-tech disguise seems to have done the trick: He wrapped his head in toilet paper and calmly robbed a convenience store with a knife. Despite being caught on a surveillance camera and a quick police response, he got away with the contents of the safe and cash register. "With that disguise, there isn't much to go on," said a police spokesperson. Check out the video at the Smoking Gun.
(Read more toilet paper stories.)

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