Off-duty police thwart robbery attempt
In a case of terrible timing, a would-be robber entered Quotes Bar & Grill on Sunday night with the wrong people inside: off-duty cops.
Alonzo C. Rucker, 18, Beloit, is suspected of wearing a blue bandana around his face and reaching into his pants like he was grabbing a weapon when two Eau Claire police officers stiff-armed and tackled him.
About 20 off-duty officers from throughout the state were in Quotes for a pub crawl. They were in town for the Wisconsin Professional Police Association’s golf outing at the Glen Erin Golf Club.
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Aug 11, 2009 at 10:49 p.m.
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I've heard of dumb crooks before, but this one takes the cake. Almost as bad as somebody getting arrested for having the keys to the bar, given by the owner, who then claims mugging after the keys were used..........
Aug 11, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
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The ol'-one-arm-gotcha!
Aug 11, 2009 at 1:55 p.m.
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Why were the cops drinking outside of the building and then bringing their beer inside? Is there seating out front now?
Great video, great job by these guys catching this idiot!
Aug 11, 2009 at 1:27 p.m.
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Great job but WTF are cops walking into bars with beers in hand? Just goes to show what they do while off duty. Consumption of booze on the streets of Janesville.
Aug 11, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.
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I LOVE that the one cop hangs on to his beer the whole time. lol
Aug 11, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.
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HA HA HA!!
Aug 11, 2009 at 12:36 p.m.
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Another on probation person who has broken the law twice since getting on probation Does anyone know WHAT the Probation agents do? Lucky no one was hurt- this time.
Aug 11, 2009 at 11:20 a.m.
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It was a great scene! The cops just looked at each other like he was an idiot and took him down. He layed there crying for a little bit. when JPD got there all they had to do was cuff him and take him. the off-duty cops got quite a kick out of it. They did a great job!!!!!
Aug 11, 2009 at 10:37 a.m.
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The best part is, the one cop didn't even set his beer down and he still took the twit down. That is priceless.
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donkeykong - Don't worry, biggirl will see this and make some stupid comment. Give her time.
Aug 11, 2009 at 10:33 a.m.
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Oops, for some reason my previous post wasn't showing up after I'd posted it but now it is. Sorry for repeating myself.
Aug 11, 2009 at 10:32 a.m.
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This one has got to make the World's Dumbest Criminals show.
Aug 11, 2009 at 10:04 a.m.
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Just goes to prove you just never know who's watching you.
Aug 11, 2009 at 9:23 a.m.
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Sweet justice... kind of like that moron who tried to carjack an Olympic level Judo team.
Aug 11, 2009 at 8:29 a.m.
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This is one for the World's Dumbest Criminals show.
Aug 11, 2009 at 8:04 a.m.
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That's called Karma. Darwin award for sure!
Aug 11, 2009 at 7:31 a.m.
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Kinda like robbing a doughnut shop!
Aug 11, 2009 at 7:02 a.m.
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What an idiot.
Aug 11, 2009 at 6:55 a.m.
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Talk about bad luck. lol
Aug 11, 2009 at 6:33 a.m.
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Good job off duty police. Hope they put the tape of what he did on u tube
Aug 11, 2009 at 5:17 a.m.
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alright!! great to hear that they caught one of these scums! I wonder if this is the same guy that robbed the guy in his driveway at gunpoint a few days ago? Now if the local cops could catch these burglury rings operating in this town it would be wonderful!
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