New York Robber Refuses $10, Only Wants $4

A knife-wielding robber in New York only needed $4, so he refused to take a $10 bill from his victim and waited while the man made change at a pizza store.

He then took the $4 and ran off, only to be captured a few blocks away.

Police Capt. Joseph DeCarlo admits it "really is an odd case, but it is a robbery."

The 48-year-old suspect, James Mitchell, has been charged with robbery and weapon charges.

The confrontation apparently began over an artificial rose that the 18-year-old victim had just bought.

"He came out of the store and was approached by the suspect, who said, 'Give me the rose,'" DeCarlo says. "The kid told him, 'Go in there and get one.' But the suspect said, 'I want that one, and your money, too,' and pulled out a knife."

But when the teen said all he had was $10, the suspect said he wanted only $4.

"He tells the kid to go into the pizza parlor and get change," DeCarlo says. "Then the kid comes out, he takes his $4 and he leaves."

The teenager and his mother, who was across the street, called police and led officers to the thief.

Although DeCarlo still wasn't sure why Mitchell wanted only $4.

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