‘Don’t be a hero’: Clown-masked robber caught in stolen SUV after Palm Coast holdup

A man wearing a clown mask told a gas station clerk “don’t be a hero” during a Halloween robbery before being caught in a stolen SUV in St. Augustine, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.Adrian Rafael Castano, 18, of Miami, was arrested on a robbery charge following the Oct. 31 holdup at the Amoco near State Road 100 and Interstate 95.Robber implied he had a weaponDeputies responded around 6:22 p.m. after a masked man walked behind the counter with one hand concealed inside a black bag.Investigators said he pointed the bag toward the clerk as though it contained a weapon and told her to “open the cash register, and don’t be a hero.”The clerk opened the register, raised her hands and stepped back. The man grabbed the cash and register drawer before leaving in a silver Chevrolet Traverse, deputies said.License plate alert leads to arrestAround 7:39 p.m., license plate reader cameras alerted a St. Johns County K-9 deputy to the SUV, which had been reported stolen in Highland