Barber Shop Heist Goes to Hell After Off-Duty Cop Steps In

By John Falkenberg

NEWARK, NJ — When an armed, would-be robber stormed into a barber shop in New Jersey, I honestly don’t know what he expected. They’re hardly cash vaults, or even particularly cash-heavy business.

He certainly did not expect, however, a probably pretty angry off-duty officer in the business ready to put him out of commission.

As PIX 11 reports:

The officer was a customer at a barber shop in the 400 block of Orange Street Tuesday when the incident occurred just after 9 p.m., officials said.

An attempted (robber), armed with a handgun, went into the barber shop when the off-duty cop fired his weapon, according to officials. The injured attempted robber fled and was pursued by officers responding to the robbery, officials said. The person was apprehended, and a gun recovered, a “short time later” in the 1100 block of McCarter Highway, more than a mile from the barber shop.

The attempted robbery is being treated for the gunshot wound, which was described as non-life threatening, officials said. A second person was also detained, according to officials. No additional information about either person detained was provided.

There’s more than one thing to take from this scenario, here — not the least of …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation