A bumbling Long Island, NY robber brandishing a tree branch failed miserably at a stick-up of a convenience store, police said.
Michael Zimmerman was busted last week after going out on a limb in thinking the branch would persuade a clerk at a 7-Eleven to hand over cash, according to Suffolk County police.
Zimmerman whacked the clerk several times with the tree limb, but the clerk refused to give up any dough.
When the clerk fought back, Zimmerman dropped the branch and fled on his motorcycle in the parking lot.
An off-duty Suffolk County Police Officer driving past the store thwarted the getaway after he spotted the clerk and several other men chasing Zimmerman.
The cop managed to block the motorcycle’s path and detain Zimmerman until his on-duty colleagues arrived, police said.
Zimmerman was charged with attempted robbery.
