Soldier stops bank robbery suspect

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Well I wasn't sure if this should go here, but the ending made me smile :)

Soldier stops bank robbery suspect


SARASOTA - A U.S. Army soldier visiting family in the Bay Area is being called a hero. Staff Sgt. Eddie Peoples foiled a bank robbery in Sarasota.

At around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Peoples and his two children stopped at the Bank of America on Bee Ridge and Beneva Roads. Suddenly, Sgt. Peoples realized someone was holding up the bank.

"He waves the gun at one of my children. So after he walked out of the bank, I followed him out here," said Peoples, speaking with FOX 13 in the parking lot of the bank after the entire ordeal.

More at the link:
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/sun_coast/soldier-stops-bank-robbery-suspect-05312011
 
Wow, that is a great story! This soldier has been through 5 deployments too. Nice to see a story about a good guy!
 
:slap::yourock:I love this part!

"I've been through five deployments. I've fought the Muqtada militia, everybody you can think of, so weapons getting pointed at me, it doesn't really bother me anymore," he said.
 
Heres my favorite part:

"Every time I get deployed, I always tell my children I'm going to fight the bad men. When I walked back in the bank, my oldest boy said 'did you get the bad men?' and I said 'yep, I got the bad men' and everyone applauded," Peoples said

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/sun_coast/soldier-stops-bank-robbery-suspect-05312011

That was my favorite part too, mysticrose. Thanks so much for sharing this story, it definitely brought a smile to my face. It's so nice to see a news story with a good ending!!
 

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