Make My Day: Clown Busts Robbers

by Jordan Yerman | June 5, 2008 at 03:26 am
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The story below may look silly on your screen, but think about it: how would you react if a clown with a gun jumped in front of your car?
Kevin Powers said he was putting on his costume for his job when two men showed up at his Sacramento home Sunday morning. Wearing his chaps, hat, and makeup, he was startled when one of the men peered inside his kitchen window.

Police said Hector Zavala and Lorenzo Cerecer attempted to steal Powers' bike, but couldn't start their getaway vehicle. "I ran back into the house thinking I had to stop those guys," Powers said.

All he found was his toy revolver.

"I jumped in front of their car, so they wouldn't pull away," he said. "I go, 'This is a .44 Magnum,' cause I was just joking, you know?"

"I kept going like a Clint Eastwood movie," he added.
You wouldn't be thinkin' birthday parties... you'd be thinkin' The Joker.

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