Niagara Falls Police responded to One Stop Food Mart on the 1000 block of Cleveland Avenue around 2:30pm on August 8th after reports of a robbery.
Officers were patrolling the north end of the city when a police captain flagged them down for a robbery that just occurred. The store owner stated that the suspect entered the store without shoes on, which is not allowed. The suspect was asked to leave and refused, instead heading to the juice cooler where he took a juice out and started to drink it. The owner again told the suspect to leave the store, but he then grabbed a beer from the beer cooler.
The owner stated that he tried to stop the suspect, but he began to exit the store with the beer without rendering payment. The owner followed him outside of the store and tried to take back the drinks by force. He was unsuccessful and a physical altercation took place.
Officers relocated to a nearby area where the suspect was sitting on a railing. He was placed in handcuffs and placed in the rear of a patrol vehicle. He was transported back to the store for positive identification.
The suspect was then transported to police headquarters for booking and processing. No further information is available at this time - Thirsty Robbery Suspect with Bare Feet Bests Store Owner in Physical Altercation.