Okaloosa County - A pair of would-be robbers were turned away from an Exxon Station in Crestview by a clerk who was apparently unable to open the cash register.

Now, the unlucky duo is on the lamb, and Crestview Police are on the case. The trouble started at about 6:10 Tuesday morning, when a skinny white man and a heavy-set white woman entered the Exxon Station at 775 South Main Street, brandishing a knife and demanding cash.

Security cameras captured the pair - He is wearing a light colored striped shirt and jean shorts, with short hair and a goatee. His accomplice has dark hair and was wearing a white t-shirt and dark gym shorts.

If you have any information on this crime, the Crestview Police Department would like you to contact them at: (850)-682-3544.