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A robber in England was sentenced this week to three years in prison for attempted robbery, but it was only thanks to his victim’s quick thinking that he ended up in police custody in the first place.
“It wasn’t the hardest arrest we’ve ever made. To be honest, it was an open and closed case,” Durham Constabulary Detective Paul Mawson told The Northern Echo.
Martin Trimble, 30, walked into a convenience store in Durham City last month with a knife.
He grabbed a four-pack of beer and used his knife to threaten the shop owner. Instead of letting Trimble walk away, the store owner ran out and closed the door, holding it tight and locking his thief in.
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The shop owner, who remained unnamed, then lowered the front hatch in an attempt to ensure Trimble could not escape.
Trimble again attempted to avoid capture by breaking the door from the store owner’s grasp and slipping out before the shutter was fully lowered.
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A brave shopkeeper thwarted a knife robbery by trapping the intruder under the store’s shutters. (Durham police)
But the shutter was too low and Trimble found himself pinned to the ground – his torso out and open to the street.
Realizing he had been beaten, Trimble broke open one of the beers he was trying to steal and drank it while waiting for the police to take him away.
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Officers arrived within three minutes of receiving the call and arrested Trimble. He pleaded guilty to charges of attempted robbery and possession of a knife and was sentenced to prison on June 16.
Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
