Man Arrested After Attempted Robbery

Attempted to slash employee

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Story Created: Jan 6, 2012 at 8:34 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Jan 6, 2012 at 8:34 AM AKDT

An Anchorage man has been arrested after allegedly trying to rob a Muldoon hardware store.

Police say on Wednesday afternoon, 33-year-old Jason Genaw walked into the Ace Hardware store, picked up a drill and holesaw, and left without paying for them.

Genaw was pursued by a store employee as he ran from the store. When the employee caught up with Genaw he reportedly dropped the merchandise, pulled out a large knife and attempted to slash him. After the alleged assault, Genaw jumped into a vehicle, which was stopped by police.

Genaw faces charges of theft, assault and robbery.

The Ace Hardware employee was not injured.

 

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smartshopper said on Saturday, Jan 7 at 5:39 PM

p.s. y no pix of JG? he'll be out of AJ b4 groundhog day. i wish they'd include pix on ak courtview like they do on the sorweb.

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smartshopper said on Saturday, Jan 7 at 5:27 PM

a large knife... should'nt that be A/M instead of assault? thank God the ace employee is ok!

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