Watch: Armed Robbery Get Thwarted By Sheriff’s Deputy In PA

By Matt Vespa

Ralph Valletta just started his shift as a cab driver in Reading, Pennsylvania, when 18-year-old Victor Martinez-Herrera pulled a gun and attempted to rob him. Valletta can be heard saying that he just started, and that he didn’t have anything in his wallet.

“We can do this the hard way or we can do this the easy way, man,” yelled Herrera. “Let me see your wallet and let me see your phone. I need it all right now, if you don’t want to die, man,” he added.

What Herrera didn’t know was that Sheriff’s Deputy Terry Ely has pulled up behind Valletta’s cab. Noticing that the car had stopped at a green light, Ely exited his police vehicle, where he apprehended Herrera. The terrifying ordeal was all caught on Valletta’s cab dashcam (via Reading Eagle):

Valletta said he’s always on guard when picking up passengers, especially since he’s been robbed twice before at gunpoint in 25 years as a cabbie. And Monday’s passenger displayed a “red flag” when he twice tried to persuade Valletta to drive down a narrow alley, claiming he left his wallet at home.

“He’s yelling he wants money, and all I had were 11 …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms