'This isn’t going to happen today': Staff at Kitchener business recall how they thwarted attempted robbery

CTV News - Kitchener/Waterloo ^ | June 1, 2023 | Stefanie Davis

[Kriggerel]

It happened around 11 a.m. and the entire incident was captured on security cameras.

“They had product in their hands and they were running as fast as they could out the front door,” Robinson said. “So I started screaming for all the guys, yelling ‘You’re not going to rob us!’ And I’m running out after them and all the guys are following behind me.”

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Robinson stood in front of the car in an attempt to block it, but was pushed backward when then driver hit the gas pedal.

"I don’t even know what made me think to do that, I just went and did it and regretted it almost instantaneously,” she said with a laugh.

Jeff Sallans, the owner of Connect Equipment, says when he heard Robinson yell, he took off from his office.

“We all chased them, they all lost control and hit this skid-steer [tractor]. That’s when they all fled. They jumped out of the car and fled and we tried to grab them the best we could,” he explained.

[Kriggerel]

Mainly passing this one along, because I thought the video was pretty funny. The robbers' cunning little plan went sideways pretty fast. :P

[Red Badger]

Where is this?........

[Boogieman]

This is what happens when the authorities don’t do their jobs anymore. Pretty quickly people start becoming vigilantes and doing it themselves. It’s risky, but less risky than anarchy.

[billorites]

Kitchener, the city formerly known as Berlin.

Until the Germans got all up and in your face.

[PGR88]

Pretty quickly people start becoming vigilantes and doing it themselves. It’s risky, but less risky than anarchy.

Vigilante justice is better than no justice at all.

[Steely Tom]

In Canadia.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

On Thursday afternoon, police confirmed they arrested five men in connection to the attempted robbery.

You would think a "journalist" would be able to gather a little more ID information than that.

[NoiseLtd]

Kitchner-Waterloo, eh? About 100 km west of Toronto, eh? They got real Amish there, up in Peterstettel (St. Peter), a few miles north of Waterloo. eh? I spent six months there one winter.

[1of10]

“In Canadia.”

Do you suppose that band of “vigilantes” will be brought to Justice?

[Menehune56]

Southeastern Ontario, Canada

[MV=PY]

LOL!

Looks like the Benny Hill Show!

[Former Proud Canadian]

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Mennonite country.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Southwestern Ontario.

There is no southeastern Ontario.

[BitWielder1]

For those who say not to risk your life for "stuff":
It's not about the stuff on the shelves or the cash in the registers, it's about defending our livelihoods.
Enough robbing and looting, it's time to put up resistance.
Kudos to the brave men and women who took action.

[Menehune56]

Kitchener is in the south eastern part of the Province of Ontario.

[Jonny7797]

Citizens start taking matters into their own hands...this is one reason they want to ban guns. Law and order will be restored.

[Red Badger]

You mean REAL AMISH?................😁

[DouglasKC]

Those racist employees probably wouldn’t have gone after white thiefs...

[TBP]

How long before they get fired?

[TBP]

Ontario.