Police say a woman tried to rob an Arkansas convenience store armed with a threatening note but was refused by employees Thursday morning.
Around 8 a.m., Fort Smith police officers responded to the Pic-N-Tote convenience store at 3029 Zero St. after a panic alarm went off, according to a news release.
Employees told officers that a stranger, described as a black woman between 25 to 30 years old, walked into the store and handed the clerk a note, ordering that person to open the cash register so that "no one would be hurt," the release said.
Police said the employee refused, and the woman walked away.
A witness told police he gave a ride to a "young lady" just after the attempted robbery occurred and dropped her off near the intersection of South 24th and Savannah streets, the release said.
Police sent out a picture in an attempt to identify the woman they say committed the attempted robbery.
