1st Stop Marathon Robbery?

[bevbme]

Has anyone heard anything about 1st Stop Marathon in Washington being robbed last night?

[Chuck]

Yes, The Ledger will be posting the details of this tonight. We will be airing the video of the robbery tomorrow.

It was an armed robbery that happened last night.

[Xena]

I was told that it was robbed last night around 8:30. The lady working was held at gun point in front of her child. She gave the cash on hand to the robber and he left. I was also told that this individual has since been fired by the store owner.

[Daphne]

I was told that it was robbed last night around 8:30. The lady working was held at gun point in front of her child. She gave the cash on hand to the robber and he left. I was also told that this individual has since been fired by the store owner.


:eek: First off why did she have her child at work? Working at a convenient store is not the safest job to have, but we all have to make a living somehow. Also I am aware that things can happen and maybe her babysitter had an emergency, but she should have had a back up plan. Her child should have never been there while she was working.

If I were the store owner I think I may have fired her too, not because she gave the robber the money, but because by taking her child to work, she not only was a victim but also endangered her child's life. It may have something to do with liability insurance, or company policy as well.

[Foxy]

I agree Daphne, I have worked many places, for great people, and the one rule that followed me every where, is that you don't bring your kids to work. Most employers understand that there are emergencies in life, and would rather you call in that day, then bring a child to work. (Regardless of the child's age). What if the robber not only took the money but the child as well?!?! How could you live with yourself?
I am not dogging you because life has issues, when I worked at a kennel, I would never be allowed to take my child to work, and if I could, as a mother I wouldn't. What if a dog got loose and ran away, or worse attacked me or my child? My employer might be liable, at best I am sure I would be fired.
Isn't this a reason the government created child labor laws? To keep our children safe???

[mark]

:eek: First off why did she have her child at work?

If I were the store owner I think I may have fired her too, not because she gave the robber the money, but because by taking her child to work, she not only was a victim but also endangered her child's life. It may have something to do with liability insurance, or company policy as well.


I agree with you.
The child has been there more than one occasion. I saw him there one evening about a week ago.

This situation turned out fine. Yes, it could have been worse......see ya mark

[Anonymous Coward]

OK OK .. My turn here too I see. Here is the story I got, yes her kid was in the store, but she was fired because she had too much money in her drawer. Either way it seems that a lesson was learned here. Kids are in school, and daycare workers are available for a reason. There are public organizations to help with the expense of using these services. If you are the store owner that is one thing, but gas prices are high enough without the added expense of a raised insurance premium that will undoubtedly be passed on to me as a frequent customer there. I too have seen children of employees in and around the store and many times thought that it was a dangerous situation. People wake up! I understand that you all think that things can’t happen to kids here in the town of Maysville, but it DOES and CAN!! Keep your children safe! Don’t take them to work with you, especially if you are employed at a “high risk” job! It doesn’t make sense.

[bevbme]

I understood her husband was there to pick her up when she got off work so he may have had their child with him. That may be why her child was there. I did not hear what her husband was doing during the robbery. I also heard she got fired because she had too much $$ in the drawer. I think it is awful to be fired after being robbed.

[Foxy]

I heard that as well Bevbme, she was fired for not dropping the drawer, having too much money in her drawer.

[Daphne]

I heard that as well Bevbme, she was fired for not dropping the drawer, having too much money in her drawer.


I heard that as well, good for the robber I guess lol, but not good for the store owner or the employee.

[Foxy]

yeah what she said ^^^^ up there...

[Chuck]

Video is on hold for the robery. (Just an Update.)

[bevbme]

Thanks for the update, Chuck. I was beginning to think you had forgotten about it.:)

[Cathy Spencer]

well.....as usual.....here I sit.......checking in on my community only to find that every single comment to the robbery story is negative. Maybe this woman's child shouldn't have been there, but I can tell you one thing I am grateful for.....that she didn't leave her child alone at home unattended or let the child run free in the neighborhood unattended while she worked. I feel sorry for anybody that has to make a choice when it comes to work and child. And I am seriously doubting that she made a real fortune at a gas station anyway. Last time I had to pay, day/night childcare is about $100 a week and that's just for one child. That was more than I paid for my CAR. I am sorry she lost her job and I am sorry she has to feel guilty for taking care of her child the best way she can. Thanks again for constantly keeping me in touch with my compassion for others.:p

[Foxy]

To answer this...
And I am seriously doubting that she made a real fortune at a gas station anyway. Last time I had to pay, day/night childcare is about $100 a week and that's just for one child. That was more than I paid for my CAR.

There are public organizations to help with the expense of using these services.

And i know I will hear it when I say this, but dang it it is true. For those that say they are too proud to ask for help, I say that it is not you that needs the help, but your children. If my kids needed state assistance or anything else like that, I would not hesitate to ask for it. I work and pay my taxes so that when help is needed, there are funds to help! When you need help and ask for it, THAT is taking care of your children the best way that you can.

And several people said that they are glad that things didn't turn out worse.

{Go ahead, I'm ready, my paws are covering my head... just ppppplease!! DON"T THROW ME IN THAT BRIER Patch...hehehe}

[Chuck]

well.....as usual.....here I sit.......checking in on my community only to find that every single comment to the robbery story is negative. Maybe this woman's child shouldn't have been there, but I can tell you one thing I am grateful for.....that she didn't leave her child alone at home unattended or let the child run free in the neighborhood unattended while she worked. I feel sorry for anybody that has to make a choice when it comes to work and child. And I am seriously doubting that she made a real fortune at a gas station anyway. Last time I had to pay, day/night childcare is about $100 a week and that's just for one child. That was more than I paid for my CAR. I am sorry she lost her job and I am sorry she has to feel guilty for taking care of her child the best way she can. Thanks again for constantly keeping me in touch with my compassion for others.:p

Isn't that a wonderful thing. To have a place to come and voice your opinion without the fear of retribution?

My personal opinion is different. I like to bring my kids to work. I don't have to worry about being fired since my wife owns the place. She does dog me for it.

I just mostly just hope you enjoy having a place to read and comment on current events.

[Foxy]

Yea!! Thanks Chuck!! Love ya bunches!!!

[TheMan]

Dunno to many things positive about a robbery...

[Xena]

I was told that her husband and child were there to pick her up from work. The robbery occured right before closing time. That's why the child was there. She didn't bring the child to work with her.

[mjohnamy]

to whom it may concern until you know the facts you dont need to talk about it i know this is a comment page but just for your information the reason the child was there is because she was with her daddy and they were picking here up from work, need to know anything else JUST ASK!!!

[mjohnamy]

Mark the child that you saw could have been a boy but the child that was there IS A FEMALE

[glennaandjimmy]

First of all I didn't take my daughter to work, SHE NOT HE was there with my husband at 9:20 when the robbery occured, to pick me up from work!!!!! I was finishing up when the robbery happened and getting ready to make my last drop and close up for the night and due to the time when it happened I got fired cause I had not been able to make that last drop and the robber got away with too much of the Owners money. Which is not fair at all I feel like I had to pay for the robbery because I was busy that day and it just happened to occur before I could drop the money...and I lost a job that I was good at and I got along with everyone and actually liked, due to someone else' mistake...It was the scarriest night of my life and a gas station is not a high risk job and believe me if i would have known that was gonna happen I wouldn't have let them come in, we were all held at gun point that night and we all could have died and I am getting punished for it so I dont appreciate you people who dont even know what happened saying that I put my daughter in danger, I stood in front of her the whole time, I would have taken the bullet, not her so get your facts straight before you act like you know someone, and for those of you that have my back and are on my side it is greatly appreciated! This just proved to me that life isnt fair and I hope the heartless man that fired me never has to feel that fear that we had to that night...and I will never understand or be able to justify why I had to be punished for this...:confused:

[Foxy]

Hmmm gas station not a high risk job??? Tell that to the woman that worked at the Speedway a while back, and I think it is safe to say that we are all glad that the robber left with just the money. And as I am married to a former Gas station clerk, I can say that one of the first thing they tell you when you are hired, is to drop the money ASAP. I have been in that very store, and waited as a customer before me paid with a $50 bill, and the lady behind the counter dropped it before she waited on me and the other customers behind me.

Foxy has decided to remove herself from this post...... on the grounds that what I was gonna say was gonna get me in trouble.

(someone please note that Foxy has just engaged her brain before she engaged her mouth... it won't happen again)

[Chuck]

and I will never understand or be able to justify why I had to be punished for this...:confused:

Thanks for stopping and sharing your side of the story. I also believe your side of what happened. You are not a criminal and you do not need to feel like one.

I personally have been at gun point by criminals and I do know the terror that you felt. I have also made bad judgment calls that have given people a change to ridicule me. I hope this make you a strong person after you heal from your tragedy.

I wish you nothing but the best. I would like to add that there have been more acts of violence in our streets this year than have occurred in the fuel stops in the past 5 years.

[glennaandjimmy]

Excuse me "Foxy" no one who becomes a gas station clerk actually fears for their life when they get the job, it can be risky, but u never think that kinda thing is gonna happen when you get the job, and I'm sure u can ask the lady at Speedway and she would tell you she never thought that would happen to her. I have always worked at gas stations, for the past 5 years and this has never happened to me. And for your information, I was told to never make a drop when someone is in there, which was the wrong info but I didnt know that, and every gas station is different so I didn't question that, I did what I was told...and I would like to see you there busy tryin to get everything done in time to close, and see if you do everything to the exact guidelines, Ok! Never judge a person and what they have done until you are put in their situation! Oh, and just a lil bit more info for ya, I dropped money around 25 minutes before the robbery happened, it was a matter of 3 customers coming in and handing me large bills, and me tryin to get everything else that I had to do done, and thats not just running a register, that costed me my job...oh and thank u chuck, Im glad that someone understands the situation and doesn't take this oppoutunity to ridicule me because I did what I was told and had to pay for it...Life isn't fair and these people who like to hate on me need to put theirselves in my shoes!

[roadrunner]

glennaandjimmy, I agree with everything you have said. Everyone should be thankful that you and your family was not hurt instead of what you may or may have not done right.There is more to life than money. Do I think you should have been fired?? ABSOLUTLY NOT!!!! I hope the owner of this business is reading this thread because I want him or her to know they will not get anymore of my business.

[acoolmom777]

I am truly glad that nothing else happen during the robbery, except the money be taken. I a do think you being fired was a miss fortune…but…
As a former Gas Station Owner… you said…

“I dropped money around 25 minutes before the robbery happened, it was a matter of 3 customers coming in and handing me large bills, and me tryin to get everything else that I had to do done”

That’s 3 customers was large bills in 25 minutes; the money should have been dropped, as a former owner of a business like that, dropping the money was more important than mopping my floors, cleaning the slicer, or stocking coolers.

As for your husband and daughter…they should have been in the car watching you as you closed, maybe he could have been able to called the police during the robbery and the criminal may have been caught..(Been in same situation and that was what my husband did, thank God). I would never allow anyone (other than another employee) around me during the opening or closing time of the business, that is the most dangersest time.

Yells at Foxy …..”move over I need to take cover too”…..

[bevbme]

glennaandjimmy, I hate that you got fired, especially since you had to experience being robbed. I agree that you should not have been fired. Nobody's life is worth a minimum wage job and the amount of money that was taken shouldn't be a factor in whether a person gets fired or not. Even though it's convenient, I will be hard pressed to stop there again.

[Foxy]

hmm.... look what made the top 10 list

10 most violent jobs

02/08/2006

1. Police officers

2. Corrections officers

3. Cab drivers

4. Security guards

5. Bartenders

6. Custodians

7. Special ed teachers

8. Gas station workers

9. Junior high teachers

10. Convenience store workers

These are the jobs with the highest rates of workplace violence in 2001.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics

[ponto]

Just to let you know, I was in Old Washington today, the gas gauge was on EMPTY and I did not stop at the station in support of your situation.

A famous person once said, make all decisions based on order of importance.
1-people
2-animals
3-things

I am just glad you were not hurt and I hope another door opens for you.

Your ex-boss should reevaluate his and or her thinking.

[bevbme]

Oh by the way, I sure hope the robber/robbers are caught soon.

[kybikertrash]

I just can't believe a person would fire someone over a few hundred dollars... which is what was about the most that could have been taken if a few people came in with big bills (100 dollar bills would have been the biggest).

I own a business and I have had employees make mistakes that have cost me much more and I didn't fire them. How heartless. For an employee to go through such a traumatic thing then to be fired. Maybe the store owner should have better security in place. In larger cities gas stations lock the doors after a certain time and you have to pay through a bank type drawer.
If gas station and convenience store jobs are so dangerous the owner should maybe consider this....although he would probably lose $$$$ on the sales of pop and snacks! Oh well.

My husband bought a twelve pack of pop through one of those drawers once. The clerk just took the cans out of the carton and put them through the drawer two at a time and gave him a sack to put them in.

I have also seen fast food restaurants that have a small revolving door at the drive through to set the food on. Just some "food for thought"

[Xena]

glennaandjimmy,

I am so very sorry for what you and your family have been through. I for one will not stop there for gas anymore. I think it is unspeakable how the owner handled this situation. I hope you are able to find other employement which will lead you and your family to more prosperous horizons. God bless you and your family and for keeping all of you safe.

[TheMan]

There are three sides to every story.. Now that the rumors are out and one side has told hers, I eagerly await side two. (The employer) So I can determine side 3 ( The truth.).

[Foxy]

Yells at Foxy …..”move over I need to take cover too”…..
Lmbo! Theys gonna thro us in the brier patch!!!

[snowtiger]

You go Ponto, I'll never stop there either. I don't have much compassion for bosses who fire someone after something like that happened to them. I don't care if things were done "correctly" or not, that's not the point. The point is...the employee could have lost her and her family's life for a business that she makes no money at. I would go talk to a lawyer if I were you glennaandjimmy!! I hope she wasn't too traumatized by what happened. Or the adults either. I heard they fired that poor woman at that other gas station too (the one that was beat up so severly). I mean COME ON!! These gas station owners seem to be no better than the big corporations. I would be thankful that my employee and their family didn't get hurt, instead of being mad about money gone and who didn't "drop" what.. when. There's common human decency and these owners obviously need a class in it. Petty rules are nothing compared to someone's life. What if she hadn't had enough money in the drawer and the robber got angry then just decided to blast away???? What if maybe BECAUSE she had some money to hand over, he left fast without harming anyone?? I'm sure the owner has insurance for these kinds of things anyway. They were not the one's that had the gun aimed at them. By the way, was the guy masked or did they get to see his face?

[TheMan]

There are three sides to every story.. Now that the rumors are out and one side has told hers, I eagerly await side two. (The employer) So I can determine side 3 ( The truth.).



I'll just wait before I do any boycotting....

[TheMan]

Oh they didn't fire the girl at speedway.. She told me she quit...

[Foxy]

I'll just wait before I do any boycotting....
Get outta muh head, bro!!! I was just typing that!!!!

[TheMan]

Don't think there's room for both of us up there...

[Foxy]

Didn't fire, she quit... she says to you.... tells us she quit....hmmmm

[TheMan]

Now I know there should be plenty of room!;)

[Foxy]

Shup!!

[glennaandjimmy]

Thank you so much to those of you who see my side of this, I felt bad enough by being fired and then one of my family told me about this bulletin and quite a few people have made me feel worse on here...one in particular! (Yea ok you proved your point Foxy, quit being childish about it, you just had to put that list in there didn't ya, I got news for ya, they don't show you that list when you start working at a gas station, and my I'm glad my husband was there, I wish my lil girl wasn't but there is no way I coulda known that was gonna happen) I am so tired of being made to feel like I done something wrong, so I forgot to do my drop on time, there is 3 other ladies there and I gaurantee that they dont do theirs in time either, and it could have happened to any of us, I was just the unlucky one that was there that night...and getting everything done on time was my main priority so I didn't get yelled at the next day. I'm so sure the man who owns the store (whom I never met) is really bothered by the loss of that moeny. I never had an experience like that before, so the extra money in the drawer didn't really bother me, but I gaurantee u that I will remember that from now on...:(

P.S. did u haters forget that I'm not the one who robbed the store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why don't u rag on him for a while!!!!!!!!!

[glennaandjimmy]

glennaandjimmy,

I am so very sorry for what you and your family have been through. I for one will not stop there for gas anymore. I think it is unspeakable how the owner handled this situation. I hope you are able to find other employement which will lead you and your family to more prosperous horizons. God bless you and your family and for keeping all of you safe.



:o Thank you, u don't know how much that means to me...there has been so much negativity towards me about this and none toward the actual robber...your comment is greatly appreciated!

[glennaandjimmy]

You go Ponto, I'll never stop there either. I don't have much compassion for bosses who fire someone after something like that happened to them. I don't care if things were done "correctly" or not, that's not the point. The point is...the employee could have lost her and her family's life for a business that she makes no money at. I would go talk to a lawyer if I were you glennaandjimmy!! I hope she wasn't too traumatized by what happened. Or the adults either. I heard they fired that poor woman at that other gas station too (the one that was beat up so severly). I mean COME ON!! These gas station owners seem to be no better than the big corporations. I would be thankful that my employee and their family didn't get hurt, instead of being mad about money gone and who didn't "drop" what.. when. There's common human decency and these owners obviously need a class in it. Petty rules are nothing compared to someone's life. What if she hadn't had enough money in the drawer and the robber got angry then just decided to blast away???? What if maybe BECAUSE she had some money to hand over, he left fast without harming anyone?? I'm sure the owner has insurance for these kinds of things anyway. They were not the one's that had the gun aimed at them. By the way, was the guy masked or did they get to see his face?


Thank you!! and he was masked, all I seen was his eyes...

[glennaandjimmy]

thank you once again to those who understand, and please dont quit going to that gas station for my sake, dont risk running out of gas for this...but again I do appreciate it...

[Chuck]

Once again I am closing a thread. This thread went beyond posting only an opinion and strait to badgering someone.

This thread went from talking about a bad guy that did an armed robbery to badgering the person that was robbed. I am missing any possible good that can come from this, the reputation of the site and the people involved.

I struggled all day yesterday.