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A 30-year-old store clerk foiled the plans of a masked robber Wednesday night in Westbury when the clerk gained control of a knife the robber was holding to his stomach, Nassau County police said.
According to police, a man, 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, entered the Variedades Eloisa variety store, at 440 Maple Ave., at 7 p.m., demanding money from the male clerk.
When the robber went behind...
