I’m starting to think that California is just as wild as Florida. A California woman decided to commit to her plan to rob a gas station by impersonating a federal government employee. She confidently demanded a bag of cash. 

California woman robs a gas station as federal employee 

A woman in Petaluma, California thought that she could get away with cash if she pretended to be affiliated with the federal government. It’s unclear how she got this idea, but she executed her plan with confidence. 

An employee with the 76 gas station on McDowell Boulevard quickly called the police to report an attempted robbery that occurred around 11:45 pm. 

According to Kron 4, the woman entered the store and requested a bag. Then she demanded to have it filled with cash. She said she was with the federal government. When the clerk refused, she became agitated. 

The woman threatened to return later. Police officers immediately got to work canvasing the area for drivers and cars that matched her description. During an in-field lineup, the gas station clerk spotted the suspect. She was identified as 34-year-old Holley Newton. 

Newton was arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility for suspicion of attempted robbery, felony, and misdemeanor violations of her pretrial release terms. 

For the record, it’s illegal for federal government employees to demand or solicit payments from the public or other sources for carrying out their official duties. The clerk knew that the store’s money couldn’t be commended. 

Also, I suspect that Newton didn’t take the time to forge any type of official paperwork. I bet she lacked identification credentials to make herself seem legitimate.