Thrashed
“You don’t want to do this. You are on camera,” the bartender at a casino in Great Falls, Mont., told the 1:00 a.m. visitor. But the man, armed with a sawed-off rifle, insisted, so she handed over a wad of cash. When he left, she called police. Officer Michael Badgley was one of the three units to respond. As Badgley approached the area, a bicyclist suddenly darted in front of his car. He hit the rider, who was killed. He also caught the robber. The bicyclist was Robert Lawrence Thrash, 39, who had just robbed the casino. The money was recovered from his body. (Great Falls Tribune) ...Anytime you gamble, you should be prepared to lose it all.
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