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Show Bandit Takes Wallet From Mapleton Man An armed and dangerous red-headed bandit robbed a Thorn Construction Company truck driver in the north fork of Provo Canyon at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Thornton Thorn-ton said Leonard G. Stone of Mapleton, was - driving a construction con-struction truck up the north fork, better known as the Alpine Al-pine Loop road, when he met a 1957 Ford Fairlane coming down the canyon. The Ford stopped and a man waving a .45 revolver jumped to the fender fen-der of the truck. "Don't stop" he ordered the truck driver, "keep going, I want your wallet." wal-let." Mr. Stone gave him the wallet wal-let and the robber warned "don't try anything funny, I have killed guys for less." The robber was described as in his twenties, heavy set with red hair, hazel eyes, freckles and a three day beard. He was about five feet 10 inches tall wearing light tan sport shirt and dark blue pants. The getaway get-away car was driven by a Mexican. |