‘I was bored.’ Teen tried store robbery after PS4 video game breaks, US cops say


The teen turned to robbery for fun after his PS4 supposedly stopped working. — Photo by Alexey Savchenko on Unsplash

A boy who just turned 16 says he got bored after his PS4 game quit, and sought entertainment by attempting a store robbery with an Airsoft pistol in Florida, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.

It happened around 6.30pm on Friday, March 24, at the Deltona Food Mart in Spring Hill, and investigators say the plan was foiled when a store clerk refused to cooperate. Spring Hill is about 50 miles north of Tampa.

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