Robber ID'd

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Tossed jail identification card gives away alleged 7-11 robber

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Kern County sheriff's deputies said they've never seen a less cagey suspect.

James Paul Egan allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven at gunpoint, taking care to conceal his identity by covering his face with a blue bandanna and wearing a knit hat and gloves.

Then he ran into the backyard of a nearby house, and threw away all the allegedly incriminating articles: the bandanna, the gloves, the hat, a .357-caliber handgun, and the jacket he'd been wearing — with his county jail property identification card in the pocket.

The card had his photograph, date of birth and jail booking number.

Deputies recognized him as the 21-year-old Egan, looked up his address and found him hiding in the attic of his home. He'd tried to disguise himself by shaving his head, deputies said.