Robbing a store—is there an app for that? An alleged robber in New London, Connecticut probably wishes there was, as his plan to otherwise pilfer from the city's Northern Indian restaurant this past Wednesday was foiled when cooks defended the restaurant with real weapons versus his  iPhone-wielding self.

      Yes, that's right. Jerome Taylor, 20, allegedly walked into the restaurant in the late afternoon Wednesday and pulled out his iPhone in an attempt to pass off the expensive hunk of silicon as the cold, hard steel of a gun. His plan went awry when cooks grabbed knives and confronted the would-be robber, who police then said turned into an apologetic, explanation-filled mess.

      Taylor then bailed out the restaurant, choosing not to be present when police arrived around 4:25 p.m. He was captured hours later—after a foot chase—and allegedly confessed to the crime, telling police of his clever method of using an iPhone in place of an actual weapon to perform the deed.

      The restaurant's staff was allegedly moved by Taylor's story of needing to rob to secure money for his child. They didn't want to pursue charges against the would-be robber, but he's still been charged with both attempted robbery and interfering with police. A family relative is allegedly looking after Taylor's child, but police are checking up on that one nevertheless.

      Maybe Taylor should have tried using the lightsaber noises app?

Source from PCMag