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[October 02, 2007]  STONE LAKE, Wis. (AP) -- A man who pulled up to a bank's drive-up window on an all-terrain vehicle and demanded money on Monday was not happy about the sweet response: the teller only had candy.

Even though the suspect had held up a bag that he said contained a bomb, the Stone Lake Bank teller explained the money had already been removed from the till and all she had were suckers, Sawyer County sheriff's Chief Deputy Tim Zeigle said.

Zeigle said the suspect, who wore camouflage clothing and a black helmet and face mask, fled in frustration and had not been caught.

[Associated Press]

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