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PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) – Police in Oregon say a robber used a syringe to threaten workers at an ice cream shop, claiming the needle was “full of AIDS.”

Employees at the Baskin Robbins told officers a man entered the store and pulled out the hypodermic needle, saying it was infected.

The man was able to escape with cash and has not been arrested.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

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