The crime: Armed robbery.

The mission: Bring the desperado to justice.

The reward: Coffee. In fact, a year's worth.

This is one posse I won't be joining any time soon.

I have sympathy for Troy Malchow, owner of Perfetto Espresso, located in Mountlake Terrace, just north of Seattle. A gunman described as a white man, about 5'8" and 140 pounds, took his money and ran. I have to say, from the description, the perpetrator doesn't sound that intimidating.

On the other hand, he does have a gun.

And I do not.

I don't want to sound gutless, but the reward that Malchow is offering, a year's worth of free coffee to anybody who can help police find the robber, doesn't sound particularly lucrative. Even with a slice of pound cake on the side, I wouldn't go after the guy.

I suspect Malchow is making a mistake, merely offering coffee. Having visited the area, I believe that residents of Washington state would gladly take a bullet for a free mocha macchiato.