Off-duty military police officer apprehends armed thief with bear hug in botched supermarket robbery
There is no such thing as an off-duty policeman in Italy
A policeman in Italy showed there is no such thing as being off-duty, when he apprehended an armed man as he tried to rob a supermarket outside of Rome.
CCTV released by Rome police shows the criminal demand money after pulling out a gun on shoppers and cashiers in a store 20 miles outside of the Italian capital.
The hapless thief managed to escape in a getaway car.
Police have said that they are still searching for the unidentified man and have so far had no leads.
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