MEMPHIS, TN – Police say a customer who entered a store during a robbery was able to leave and call police.

According to investigators, the robbery happened around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 22,  2008, at the Title Max loan store at 3130 Austin Peay.

Store employees told police a man walked into the store and jumped over the counter and pointed a gun at the clerk.  A customer walked into the store a short time later.  The clerk was able to nervously mouth that she was being robbed to the customer, said detectives. The customer told investigators that she left the store and called 911.

When police arrived on the scene, the clerk ran barefoot out of the store.  Detectives say police found the suspect hiding in a closet.