A man used a potato to pretend he had a gun while trying to rob a business in Rhode Island.
The would-be thief reportedly entered a convenience store with a potato and shouted: "Give me the money." A police report said the store manager chased him off with a baseball bat.
Police said officers later went to a laundromat where an employee told them a man fitting the description came in carrying a potato and yelled: "I need the money." A staff member gave him a 20-dollar bill from a decoy till and he left.