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Man foils ATM robber 

An attempted robbery in front of a Wells Fargo automatic teller machine at 1095 University Ave. around 3 a.m. Monday was foiled by the would-be victim, who told the suspect that he didn't have any money. 

The suspect held his hand behind his back and threatened the victim as if he were holding a weapon. “You don't want to die,” the suspect told him. But when he did not get any money the suspect walked away on 10th Street. The suspect is described as an African-American male in his 30s, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, 150 pounds, wearing a dark-colored jacket. 

Arrest in robbery 

A man entered the cashier booth of the Chevron gas station at 2996 Telegraph Ave. about 3 p.m. Sunday and asked the clerk to give him change for $1. When she opened the cash register, the suspect reached inside and grabbed an unknown amount of cash. The clerk tried to push his hands away from the register, and the suspect threatened to kill him, according to police reports. Not long after the robbery a suspect matching the description was stopped by police. Marlon Albert Strickland, 27, of Richmond was arrested in connection with the robbery.