A gas station clerk was bested by two men attempting to steal cash from the register on Dec. 3, according to reports from the Rockingham Police Department.

Around 1:45 p.m., two men entered a gas station on Hwy. 74 in Rockingham at which time one man began talking to the clerk on duty, diverting their attention.

As he spoke to the clerk about lottery tickets, the other suspect walked behind the counter and reached into the cash register and grabbed $60 in cash from the drawer.

Reports state that the clerk didn’t realize what was happening until the men were already on their way out to a dark colored Honda vehicle.

A third man was allegedly driving the car.

The man who spoke to the cashier stood about 6-foot and wore a black Oakland Raiders jacket and a white hat. The other was about 5-foot-8-inches tall and wore a red, green and yellow jacket along with glasses. He appeared to be about 50-years old.

Other incidents reported to the Rockingham Police Department include:

A local motel patron reported several hundred dollars in welding equipment and copper wiring stolen from trucks overnight.

A customer at a department store reported their wallet lost or stolen.

Someone reported elderly abuse at a trailer park in Rockingham after the suspect gave an elderly woman medication prescribed to animals.

A vehicle owner on Long Drive reported the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

A purse was reported missing from a woman at a hotel.

Someone on South Long Drive reported damage to their vehicle after they noticed a front windshield cracked. Damage was estimated at $280.

Two mud tires were reported slashed on a vehicle sitting on Leak Street.

A woman on Shannon Drive was reported harassing her neighbors.

Arrests reported by the Rockingham Police Department include:

Lametric Sellers Lauderdale, 34, McDonald Circle, Cheraw, was arrested for misdemeanor possession of stolen property. Bond was set at $1,000.

Nikole Russell Byrd, 38, Daisy Lane, Cheraw, was arrested for misdemeanor possession of stolen property. Bond was set at $1,000.

Howard Montreall Wiliams, 33, Boone Street, Rockingham, was arrested for misdemeanor assault. He was released with a written promise to appear in court.

Johnny Randolph Shaw Jr., 41, Shannon Drive, Rockingham, was arrested for misdemeanor larceny. He was released with a written promise to appear in court.

Arrest reports published in the Richmond County Daily Journal are copied from local law enforcement records. Except for people injured in motor vehicle accidents or reportable deaths, victims including people, businesses and institutions and their addresses are not included as a matter of newspaper policy. Reports include both arrests and criminal summons such as citations. The Daily Journal lists them all as arrests. People charged are presumed innocent until determined to be guilty by a court of law.

Staff writer Bryan Stewart can be reached at 997-3111 ext. 15 or by e-mail at bstewart@yourdailyjournal.com.