Pizza Delivery Driver Fires Shots At 2 Would-Be Armed Robbers(OH)

10tv.com ^ | 17 July, 2012 | NA

[marktwain]

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police said Tuesday that a pizza delivery driver shot at two people who attempted to rob him.

According to police, the Padova’s Pizza delivery driver was delivering a pizza when two men armed with shotguns approached him, in the 5000 block of Hatfield Dr., at about 11:45 p.m. Monday.

The driver, who was licensed to carry a gun, told the men to stay away from him. When the men continued to approach the driver, he shot at them. One of the alleged would-be robbers was found a short distance away, on Rutledge Drive, with wounds to his face, chest and thigh.

“He immediately pulled out his gun, fired five to six rounds, definitely hit one that we know of,” said Madison Township police Det. James Galvin.

Police said that this would have been the second pizza delivery driver robbed in the area in a week and were working to learn if there was a connection.

The man who was struck by bullets, identified as 20-year-old Cortez Bradley, was transported to Grant Medical Center. Investigators said that the second suspected robber, Bradley’s 16-year-old cousin, fled the scene and sent a text messages to family members, indicating that he was shot twice.

Padova’s Pizza owner Robert Steven said that he has been robbed a number of times and said that he gives all his employees the same advice.

“My drivers are told to give them what they want and get out of there,” Steven said.

Steven said that he was concerned with how his long-time employee would deal with the shooting.

[marktwain]

Giving them what they want does not seem to discourage them.

[cradle of freedom]

Pizza delivery people have been killed for $20.

[Da Bilge Troll]

3 hits on one perp, 2 on the other out of “5 or 6 shots”! That’s some kinda shootin’!

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Wheel ‘n deal!

[donhunt]

The driver deserves a sharp shooter medal.

[dennisw]

Padova’s Pizza owner Robert Steven said that he has been robbed a number of times and said that he gives all his employees the same advice.
“My drivers are told to give them what they want and get out of there,” Steven said.

Give it to 'em good!!! blam blam blam ack ack ack budddah buddah

[I see my hands]

[lowbridge]

My drivers are told to give them what they want and get out of there

Thats what the pizza delivery guy did. The perps wanted a gunfight, and they got it.

[beenaround]

The owner is wrong. Don’t give them what they want,doing so will merely encourage them to come back for more. Instead give them what they deserve as this driver did.

My guess is these two punks will not be robbing any Pizza delivery guys anytime soon.

In fact a good idea would be to ONLY hire driver who are licensed to carry and then advertise that heavily, maybe a sign on the truck saying “Driver does not have more then $50 cash and is licensed to carry a firearm”

[thackney]

Have you read test results of using the Judge as defensive weapon?

The Box O’ Truth #41 - The Taurus Judge Vs. The Box O’ Truth
http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot41.htm

It may be a good weapon for snakes that crawl. But for the snakes that walk on two legs, it is a poor choice.

[Gritty]

Don’t load it with birdshot. Load it with buckshot or maybe slugs. Better yet, just load it with .45.

[I see my hands]

Yeah, I've done my research. I think it's a good close in weapon.

To each his own though, I'll never criticize a man for the manner in which he decides to defend his life.

[Godzilla]

My drivers are told to give them what they want and get out of there,”

Double stuffed crust lead bullets

[cableguymn]

wow.. when I drove for Dominos I could have been fired for having a unspent bullet in my car (I actually got in trouble for that)..

I didn’t stay long. “give um what they want” only works for your safety till the robber wants to make sure there is no whiteness.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Pepperoni or Peppering.
Take your pick.

[Lancey Howard]

Padova’s Pizza owner Robert Steven said that he has been robbed a number of times and said that he gives all his employees the same advice. “My drivers are told to give them what they want and get out of there,” Steven said.

Good grief! No wonder they keep getting robbed!

[majormaturity]

With extra cheese.......And a touch of nitro powder

[Frank_2001]

Why didn’t he just write “SHOT” instead of “SHOT AT”? Makes it sound like he was firing into the air...

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It can be easy to confuse entry with exit wounds. I had a friend who was shot 8 times with a .25, including three pb through the navel. He got out of the hospital after two weeks and looked like he had been attacked by a swarm of bullet bees. Entrance and exit wounds hither and yon.

At that moment I swore I would never own a .25.

[ConradofMontferrat]

Now we're gonna get all the swinging D***s on this sight moaning about "WTF?, why didn't he have a REAL pea shooter that would've dispatched these punks with one cap each?"

Looky here, a .22 Beretta barks like a Big Dog, jumps out about 4" of spark and fire, AND SCARES THE SH*T out of everyone in FRONT of it.

Sorry Rambos, there is no such thing as a GUNFIGHT. There is only adrenaline, fear, copper pennies in the mouth, and a hope to run away and not get zinged and stung and feel that burning sensation that let's you know you got hit.

3 hits on one perp, 2 on the other out of “5 or 6 shots”! That’s some kinda shootin’!

"Hey Man, Nice Shot!"