TORRINGTON, Conn. (AP) – Police were looking for a robber whose disguise was a rubber Halloween mask of president George W. Bush.

Charles Gardner told police he was on the front steps of his home Wednesday when the robber with a gun demanded cash.

Police said the robber in the Bush mask, who also used a bad Southern accent, put the gun barrel to Gardner’s temple and demanded money.

Gardner said he had just been to the bank to cash his $1,000 Social Security check when he was robbed.

The robber made off with the cash and fled in an older model white car.

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Information from: Republican-American, http://www.rep-am.com

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