An armed man demanded $2 in gasoline, but fled after the attendant at a local service station refused.
The attempted robbery took place at the Coastal Gas Station, 550 North Broadway, in the Deepwater section of the New Jersey township around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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According to Pennsville Chief of Police Allen J. Cummings, the male suspect on foot was carrying a gas can when he approached the attendant outside the station.
The suspect showed a knife and said he wanted $2 in gasoline, the chief said. When he was refused, he ran off.