En garde!: Teen uses sword in Oxycontin heist attempt

By Michael RobertsJuly 1, 2009

Audio By Carbonatix

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Armed robbers are almost invariably armed with the same thing: a gun. Bo-ring! But nineteen-year-old Dylan Lee Suomi reportedly took a different tack Tuesday night when he decided to boost some Oxycontin from a Glendale Walgreens, using a samurai sword. Can’t say this switcheroo was all that successful: He managed to get his meds, but he was grabbed by cops only about a hundred yards from the store, and he’s currently being held on a $50,000 bond. But he brought something fresh to the crime blotter, no matter how you slice it.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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