Oregon authorities are seeking a would-be thief who was armed with a hatchet when he tried to rob a convenience store, only to flee when the clerk drew a gun and called 911.
However, the clerk's quick thinking cost him his job, with the president of Plain Pantry in Oak Grove explaining to local station KOIN-TV that the chain has a zero-tolerance policy for weapons.
He said employees are trained to de-escalate robbery situations to avoid injury, according to the station.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released surveillance video of the incident which took place April 28 at the store, seeking tips in identifying the suspect who fled empty-handed and without the 12-inch hatchet.
Image from surveillance video showing a convenience store in Oregon pulling out a gun on a masked would-be robber who had a hatchet.
“We’d like to reunite you with the hatchet you left behind after the clerk responded with a handgun and a 911 call and you fled the scene,” Sgt. Marcus Mendoza said in a news release.
Mendoza said the suspect placed the hatchet on the counter and reportedly telling the clerk, “I’m sorry. I’ll leave."
"He said employees are trained to de-escalate robbery situations to avoid injury, according to the station."
ReplyDeleteWhich is precisely what the clerk did. The company must defer to it's stupid, no, ignorant bigotted, policy so that "no good deed goes unpunished." --Ron W
Which is precisely what the clerk did.
DeleteSame thought here.
Clerk is lucky not to have to work for a firm that ha such low regard for the well being and safety of its employees. Having made this announcement I am sure this store will be visited often in the future by people who appreciate the firm's firearms policy.
ReplyDeleteI predict a quick bankruptcy.
Good one! :)
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