Careless

Thief loses loot

Police in the US are on the hunt for a thief who gave them and his loot the slip.

The robber got away with just $1 and several packs of cigarettes when he held up a Uni-Mart convenience store in Lowrie Street in the Troy Hill area of Pittsburgh.

Wearing a ski mask and black baseball cap the man pointed a handgun at a store clerk, demanding money.

When the server told him she didn't know the combination for the safe, he took $66 in cash and the smokes, but as he fled the clumsy villain dropped all of the meagre amount of cash except a $1 bill.

Nobody was injured during the crime and police say they are now examining CCTV footage of the robbery.