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Published October 15, 2007 11:53 pm -  Would-be robber flees after man pulls handgunA Joplin man reported thwarting a robbery attempt Saturday night in downtown Joplin with a handgun he was legally carrying.
Thomas W. Doyle, 38, 2931 N. Michigan Ave., reported at 7:28 p.m. Saturday that after he obtained some cash from an automated teller machine at Seventh Street and Virginia Avenue, he was approached by a man while parked in the 700 block of Virginia Avenue, according to Cpl. Chuck Niess of the Joplin Police Department. Doyle told police that the man pulled out a knife and demanded his money, Niess said. But the man fled when Doyle pulled out a handgun for which he has a concealed-carry permit, Niess said. No arrest had been made by Monday afternoon, Niess said. 
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