Crime & Safety
Norristown Store Owner Wrestles Homeless Robber To Ground
He was reportedly "exhausted" after the encounter.
NORRISTOWN,PA -- A homeless man has been sentenced to one and a half to four years in prison for breaking into a gas station and robbing it, according to a report.
Kyle E. Schmidt, 31, allegedly broke into the Markley Street Citgo on August 20 at about 6 am, the Times Herald reported.
Police responded to the scene and saw Schmidt and the owner grappling with one another, the report states.The owner had caught Schmidt stealing and was trying to subdue him.
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He was able to keep him in the store long enough for police to arrive. Police said the owner was exhausted afterwards.
Read the full story here: http://www.timesherald.com/general-news/20160125/homeless-man-sent-to-prison-for-norristown-robbery
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