Thief steals bag, empty except for lunch

FONTANA, Calif., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A bag stolen at gunpoint from the owner of a California check-cashing business would have yielded the thief no more than the victim's lunch, police say.

The incident occurred Friday at 10 a.m. PDT at the Fontana Cash Now, when the 35-year-old owner -- whose name was not reported -- allegedly was approached from behind by a gunman demanding a bag the businessman was carrying.

Officer Chris Macias of the Fontana Police Department told The (Riverside, Calif.) Press-Enterprise the victim relinquished the bag which contained only his lunch.

The thief drove away in a car bearing Arizona license plates.