The sword in the store

Boston Police report that a man wielding a sword walked into Jamie's Variety, 113 H St. in South Boston shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 1 and demanded money. However, the man, clad in a black hoodie and wearing a mask, fled before finishing the robbery, police say.

More successful was a guy in a green Irish knit sweater and Timberland boots who held up the Tedeschi's at 405 W. Broadway with a knife near midnight on Aug. 31. He got away with $100, police say.