Armed man attempts to rob Cashland Monday

When an armed man approached the glass window Monday evening at Cashland, 1710 W. Third St., teller Teresa Henry had a simple goal in mind: "Not to get shot," she said.\nHenry did that and also prevented the man from getting away with any money. She screamed and ducked behind the counter, and the man fled the scene moments later.\nPolice responded within minutes of the 6:42 p.m. call, but could not locate the suspect. Witnesses said he was driving a red vehicle in an unknown direction, according to the police report.\nThe suspect is described as a black man between 5-feet-11 and 6-feet tall and weighing between 160 and 170 pounds. He was wearing a blue jogging suit, sunglasses and a blue Colts ball cap at the time of the attempted robbery. \nHenry said the suspect first entered the store trying to get a MoneyGram cash transfer, but didn't have an ID. He left to get it, she said, but came back saying it was expired and asked instead about a loan. He then said he would get a paycheck stub and return.\nAbout 45 minutes later, Henry said, the suspect came back again while another customer was in the store. Henry said she had her back to the counter while she was working on paperwork and when she turned toward the suspect, he had a gun and a plastic bag. \nHenry backed away from the window and screamed. She said the suspect stood for a moment, then pointed the gun at the customer, said something to her and ran out the door. \nHenry said her co-workers were thankful that nothing bad happened.\n"They're all glad that I'm OK and taking care of getting someone to talk to me," she said.\nHenry said she'd never encountered anything like this before and it stayed with her more than she expected. \n"It affected me more than I thought it would," Henry said. "I'm not the type of person to get scared, but I know that I got really nauseous and stuff today when people were coming up to the door and when I'd have to turn my back to go to the file cabinet. It messed with my trust factor."\nStill, Henry, who has worked at Cashland for about a year, was back at work again Tuesday.\n"You can't just run away," she said.