Randi Noonan, 27, tried to mess with the wrong gas station clerk Wednesday.

The South Lake Tahoe resident entered the American Gas station on Highway 50 June 8 at 4:45pm with a gun and demanded money, according to South Lake Tahoe police officers.

The clerk essentially said, “Not on my watch.”

The employee, whose name is not being released, confronted Noonan, disarmed her and chased her from the business, according to police.

Authorities are not releasing more specifics about how all that happened. But officers normally recommend not acting like a vigilante.

The clerk saw the license plate of the vehicle the suspect was driving which allowed police to track her down.

Noonan was still in the El Dorado County Jail in South Lake Tahoe the night of June 9. She is charged with attempted robbery.

— Kathryn Reed