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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man who was denied a fast loan last week apparently wouldn’t take no for an answer.

So, police say, Alfredo Miller, 33, implied he had a gun, and robbed the Cash Store on San Mateo and Zuni SE, making off with $1,220.

But unfortunately for him, he left a paper trail. The store had his name, date of birth and Motor Vehicle Division photo on file, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court.

Albuquerque Police Department officers were called to the Cash Store around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 14 for an armed robbery call.

When they got there the staff told them Miller had been in the store earlier that morning and had applied for a loan, but he was denied.

They said Miller insisted that he needed money and “would rob this place” and then reached into his sweater as if he had a gun, according to the complaint.

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“(An employee) stated she did not see the physical gun but she heard what is consistent with chambering a round,” the officer wrote in the complaint. “(She) stated she complied with Alfredo and gave him the money and he fled the area.”

The employee also told police that Miller said he was not worried about surveillance cameras and that he would open fire and make a “mess of this place.”

Officers couldn’t find Miller in the area but the store had all of his information on file, according to the complaint.

An arrest warrant was issued for him the next day charging him with armed robbery and he was booked into the county jail Tuesday.

The District Attorney’s Office has asked for a judge to keep him locked up until his trial and a hearing will be held on the issue.