Anal-Retentive Robber

From ABCNews Crime Blotter:

Suspect Helps Victim Get Description Right

D E S M O I N E S, Iowa — Harpal Singh may have thought he'd seen the last of the man who just robbed him, but the suspect apparently had to get in the last word, police say.

When Singh, a clerk at a Citgo gas station, called police to report the heist, the suspect returned to the store and corrected his description.

Just as Singh told authorities the suspect was "5-something" in height, the suspect, Steven Hebron, told Singh, he was actually 6-foot-2, police said.

He also corrected the clerk when he said the robber was about 38 years old, according to the Des Moines Register "I'm 34," Hebron clarified.

The first time he left the Citgo Quik Mart last Wednesday evening, Hebron tried to run out with several cartons of cigarettes, police allege.

The bag ripped as he headed for the door, however, and Hebron's wallet fell on the floor, a cashier told authorities.

When the cashier yelled for help, Singh came running from the back of the store. They hit a security switch to lock the store's doors, trapping the suspect inside.

Hebron then apologized to the store employees and asked them to drop the matter, police said.

Instead they activated the store alarm, and the robber kicked open a door and fled.

He came back yet again, however, just as Singh was reporting the crime. After correcting Singh's description, police say Hebron asked for his wallet back.

The 34-year-old was arrested at the scene by a Polk County deputy and charged with second-degree robbery.