PLEASANT HILLS, Pa. - A robbery at Radio Shack in Century III Mall was thwarted this morning when police arrived while the thief was still in the store. Police say that the 54-year old thief, Nate Roadhouse of Mount Lebanon, was delayed in fleeing because the store's clerk wouldn't let him go until Roadhouse told him his zip code."Rules is rules," said the clerk, 43-year old Carlo Sambonia. "I had no problem giving the crook all the loot from the cash register, but Radio Shack is very strict that no transaction can be closed without first getting a zip code."
Police say that Roadhouse's new zip code is 15219 -- that of the County Jail.
