US man robs ice cream shop with needle 'full of AIDS'

New York: A man in Oregon robbed a Baskin Robbins ice cream shop with a syringe which he claimed was ‘full of AIDS’.

According to the cops, the suspect, who has been described as a white male in his 20s, standing 5-foot-9 with a skinny build, short brown hair, glasses and wearing all bright colors came into the shop and threatened employees with the needle, the New York Daily News reported.

The man took an undisclosed amount of money and fled the store.

An employee of the store said that the contents of the syringe looked like a bloody substance and she was terrified and feels lucky, as it could have been worse.