This one gives a whole new meaning to “justice delivered.”
Working to solve a string of holdups targeting delivery men for local pizza shops, Upper Darby police literally took matters into their own hands.
You can get the full story here.
Here’s the abridged version. When a pizza shop got another suspicious call, they handed the cheesesteak to an undercover cop. Officer Scott Pecko was approaching the house where the order was supposed to go when a guy jumps out of the bushes and demands cash.
He had no idea that his “mark” was an undercover cop. He was about to find out.
The suspect’s bad decision was about to get worse. He was brandishing a pistol. It turned out to be a pellet gun. Pecko told him to drop his weapon. The suspect kept coming at him. Pecko drew his own service revolver and shot the suspect once in the arm.
A woman also was arrested. Police believe she was driving the getaway car.
Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood promptly branded them duo Upper Darby’s own “Bonnie & Clyde.”
And he offered a warning for anyone considering preying on delivery people who are just trying to make an honest buck. Be careful.
“The next person they rob may be an undercover cop,” Chitwood said.
Justice delivered indeed.
Working to solve a string of holdups targeting delivery men for local pizza shops, Upper Darby police literally took matters into their own hands.
You can get the full story here.
Here’s the abridged version. When a pizza shop got another suspicious call, they handed the cheesesteak to an undercover cop. Officer Scott Pecko was approaching the house where the order was supposed to go when a guy jumps out of the bushes and demands cash.
He had no idea that his “mark” was an undercover cop. He was about to find out.
The suspect’s bad decision was about to get worse. He was brandishing a pistol. It turned out to be a pellet gun. Pecko told him to drop his weapon. The suspect kept coming at him. Pecko drew his own service revolver and shot the suspect once in the arm.
A woman also was arrested. Police believe she was driving the getaway car.
Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood promptly branded them duo Upper Darby’s own “Bonnie & Clyde.”
And he offered a warning for anyone considering preying on delivery people who are just trying to make an honest buck. Be careful.
“The next person they rob may be an undercover cop,” Chitwood said.
Justice delivered indeed.
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