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Clerk Keeps Cool in Holdup

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By Emily Welsh - email

A burglary was stopped Saturday night by the brave actions of a clerk.

Michelle Gannon stayed calm when two masked boys entered Orsini's market around 5 p.m. on that night. It's her parent's business.

The young robbers took out a gun, but she was one step ahead. She hit the alarm, alerting police to the scene.

She then scared the teens away when she pulled out a shotgun from behind the counter.

It's a scenario she said was well rehearsed in her mind.

It went over "as smooth as I planned it," said Gannon.

Two suspects, who are juveniles, are now in custody.

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