THE NATION - News from July 2, 2009
Times Wire Reports
New York state police say two Pennsylvania men robbed a gas station and might have gotten away -- if they had taken the time to fuel up.
Troopers said they caught Lonnie Meckwood, 29, and Phillip Weeks, 51, about a mile away after their getaway car ran out of gas late Monday night.
Meckwood and Weeks are being held in the Broome County Jail, accused of using a knife to rob a clerk at a convenience store in Kirkwood. The clerk wasn’t hurt.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
