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| 8-year-old girl beats robber with baseball bat at Minnesota liquor store |
| 2024-08-15 |
| [NY Post] A brave 8-year-old girl managed to help thwart a robbery at her father's Minnesota liquor store after she repeatedly beat the alleged Amazon worker perp with a baseball bat, surveillance video shows.The little girl took on the alleged would-be robber — since identified as Conchobhar Morrell, 37 — after he entered Big Discount Liquors store in Maplewood at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday and pulled out what appeared to be a handgun. ''He put the gun on the table, he asked me to give him all the money and everything in the register, I told him, ‘Yes — I'll give you everything,''' the girl's dad, only identified as Leo, told CBS News. As the store clerk was scrambling to retrieve the cash, the suspect — who was wearing an Amazon uniform — allegedly tried to storm behind the counter where the youngster was standing. Surveillance video captured the dad quickly punching Morrell and wrestling him to floor before the girl stepped up to help. She could be seen arming herself with the bat and repeatedly striking the suspect as her father tried to pin Morrell down, the clip shows. The shocked father said he wasn't even aware his daughter had stepped in until he played back the surveillance footage in the aftermath. ''I'm so proud of her, she's so strong,'' the clerk said. ''That day, I just wanted to cry. When I saw the video, I didn't expect she'd do that. I expect a little girl crying, screaming.'' Morrell ended up fleeing the store just moments later but was nabbed nearby, cops said. He was charged with first-degree attempted aggravated robbery over the ordeal. The apparent firearm he initially brandished ended up being a BB gun, according to police. Meanwhile, ...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!... an Amazon spokesperson said Morrell had been working as a delivery associate for a third-party service. He will be ''immediately offboarded'' in the wake of his arrest, the rep said. Morrell is being held in jug ahead of his initial court hearing on Friday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 A feel good story |
| Posted by: mossomo 2024-08-15 12:46 |
| #6 He was arrested later because he was recognized for "Louisville Slugger" imprinted all over his face. |
| Posted by: `AlmostAmonymous5839 2024-08-15 09:33 |
| #5 America under Kamala und Walz. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-08-15 09:14 |
| #4 ^😎 |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-08-15 07:08 |
| #3 ...is that now legal in Michigan too? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-08-15 06:50 |
| #2 ^Conchobar (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈkonxovar] is an old and famous Irish male name meaning "lover of canines" |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-08-15 06:33 |
| #1 Conchobhar is a weird name for a white (ish?) dude |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-08-15 06:23 |