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Wild Surveillance Video: Store Owner Beats Back Would-Be Robbers With a Stick

Aug. 8, 2012 3:15pm Madeleine Morgenstern

A Massachusetts store owner used a stick to beat back two armed men attempting to rob him Friday night. (Image source: South Coast Today)

A Massachusetts mini-mart owner used a long stick to beat back a pair of masked men armed with knives that were attempting to rob his store Friday night.

It was around 9:30 p.m. when the two assailants burst into the St. Elias Mini Market in New Bedford — about 60 miles south of Boston — the South Coast Today reported. Surveillance footage showed one of the men jumping on the counter demanding cash.

That’s when owner Nicholas Dawoud came out swinging, chasing him out.

Massachusetts Store Owner Nicholas Dawoud Beats Back Would Be Robbers With a Stick

Image source: South Coast Today

The second suspect was still in the store and the two men started circling each other, with Dawoud attempting to fend him off. After several moments the suspect managed to grab the stick from the owner, so Dawoud picked up a metal rack to defend himself. The altercation continued off-camera, with neighbors coming in to help before police arrived.

Image source: South Coast Times

Dawoud told the newspaper it was the second time in less than a week that armed men entered his store to rob it; on July 30, he said, a man put a knife to his wife’s side and demanded money. He complied, handing over nearly $2,000, but when Friday night came around he wasn’t going to let it happen again.

“I give him money, no I give money to my kids, I work for my kids,” Dawoud, a Lebanese immigrant, told CBS Boston affiliate WBZ-TV. “I work very hard. In ten years I have no days off, no vacation.”

See the full surveillance video below:

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RedManBlueState
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:56pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! He tried to shield himself with a tin of Butter Cookies!!

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- zantimisfit
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 7:52pm
  Justice served by the stick people, I love it!
  I fell off the chair when the front door started churning out people like a clown car, classic…
  
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- stumpy68
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:57pm
  I loved it when the woman locked the door ,i would have loved to see
  that punks face no help coming in and nowhere to run.
  
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- Pacapapa
  Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:12am
  I also love the part where the police show up four minutes into the film.
  Remember, when seconds count.. the police are only minutes away.
  
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- rangerp
  Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:53am
  a gun would have worked better
  
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- jettson
  Posted on August 9, 2012 at 10:29am
  This kind of crap has got stop. Give this man a gun and it would be over. Good for him
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:05am
  …and now they will ban sticks!! “The stick made mee doo it!” :+)
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:55pm
Considering this in Massachusetts, I’m surprised that the state is not using these videos as evidence against the shop owner for aggravated assault.

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heavyduty
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:55pm
The robber will sue him for using excessive force. But I am glad that the people came to the rescue of the merchant.

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FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:55pm
How many stores are we going to let get robbed before we wake up and outlaw knives. Knives should be in the hands of profesional chefs not citizens!

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- OniKaze
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 6:37pm
  Indeed, blunt objects should be outlawed as well… We can have people stabbing or bludgeoning each other now can we?? We should ALL demand that EVERYTHING be made from Nurf foam from here on out…
  
  :-)
  
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- TeslanEdison
  Posted on August 9, 2012 at 3:04am
  Outlawing weapons will only lead to the catapulting of dead cows, or similarly disgusting methods of fear and intimidation. Read about the weapons of the middle ages, before the mighty gun came about.
  Sticks rocks and plant fiber make bows and arrows, so will they outlaw those, it’s been tried and failed throughout history the founding fathers knew it and had no interest in repeating it.
  
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bdandsl
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:53pm
LOVE IT! But, I would go buy me a gun, for the next time.

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- Gorp
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 5:54pm
  This crime happened in MA. Need I say more? The only ones that have guns are the crooks. Citizens aren’t allowed to have guns. It’s a wonder Colt is still making arms in that state.
  
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- rafa2design
  Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:00am
  @GORP, actually Colt has been quietly transitioning a move to central Florida. I predict other firearm manufacturers up north will soon follow.
  http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-12-16/news/os-colt-firearms-factory-osceola-20111216_1_carlton-chen-colt-firearms-plant-manufacturing-plans
  
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CONSERVATIVE1
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:52pm
Ok…this really made my day. Put a great big smile on my face….;) ;) ;)

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- Agnes
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:06pm
  It made my day as well. Congratulations to the store owner and his wife on having the courage to defend themselves and their store.
  
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Individualism
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:50pm
They need to have guns with hollow point bullets to keep their stores safe, he was lucky that the robbers didn’t pull out their guns and shoot.

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- GumRock
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:42pm
  Your right,
  I was thinking the same. this could have turned out so badly.
  good to see crime, the oldfasion way.
  no gun laws needed here
  
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Jaye Byrd
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:49pm
I get the feeling if the lady with the white hairband had gotten her hands on that thug, he would be nothing but a greasey stain on the stores floor when she got through.

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- stumpy68
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:59pm
  what a cool head on her she calmly picks up the keys and locks the door.
  
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LMW
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:47pm
I love the fact that in this neighborhood the people came to help and not flash mob while the owner was busy with the robber. Yes,I’m being a bit mean but I’m so tired of the excuse that they are just misunderstood people who are frustrated with the system. I think they should make a law that sticks are illegal as he could have hurt that poor kid.

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CONSERVATIVE1
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:45pm
Sure do hope that first wave of big buffed males that rushed in got to taking care of business. Notice how you don’t see them coming into camera view till at the very end. Yeah…hope he got the “shoe leather” treatment.

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Spyderco
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:41pm
Oh no! It’s another “hoodie” crime! Gonzo will do anything for a Slim Jim and some Juicy Fruit!

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- Spyderco
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 4:12pm
  Oh come on! That was little bit funny! Wasn’t it?
  
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- jettson
  Posted on August 9, 2012 at 10:38am
  I would have liked it if in the end the punks where dead on the floor scew them
  
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imhunderdog
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:41pm
I am glad to see the people of this community come to the aid of these store owners. After all that is what being good neighbors is really all about. If more people would take on bullies and thugs like these and let them know this behavior will not be tolerated, our neighborhood would be safer places to live.

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NCTRUTH
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:38pm
Whe those 3 guys came through the front door. I was like the A$$$$$$$$ wooping is goin to begin now.

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ReggieLove
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:35pm
LOL….WOW….Stupid crook got a giant can of whoop a$$ served!! Nice to see so many people come back up the dude in the striped shirt.

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- shakedowncrews
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:43pm
  next time own a GUN you idiots. these thugs or their friends will return to kill you, be prepared to fire first.
  
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Black Manta
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:35pm
Looked like family members that came in and gave him whip ass……

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RANGER1965
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:35pm
Teakwood baton with a leaded core: $94.00 (Turns flesh into bloody paste, and shatters bone.)

Mossberg 12 guage: $350.00 (Obliterates what’s in front of it.)

Problem solved.

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:40pm
  Point well made,yes their faces would look much better if they looked like hamburger helper.
  
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CharlieR
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:31pm
Too bad he did not have a gun and then these 2 would have been taking a dirt nap which is where they belong.

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wboehmer
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:30pm
Don’t you love to see the crooks getting what they deserve?

They sure came out on the short end this time. Almost makes you see them like the liberals do . . . as the victims.

OK, OK . . . I did say “almost.”

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Landon410
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:29pm
its not really his money because he doesnt really run his mini mart, he didn’t build it….

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barber2
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:29pm
Hey, Al. Hey, Jessie: know what I noticed ? None of the people who came to help the store owner were wearing hoodies. But guess who was ? The two hoods who came in to rob him. Poor Zimmerman. A media lynching by the In Praise of Hoodies Crowd. Nobama 2012 No Democrats 2012

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Creativethinker
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:28pm
The store owner needs to have a case of wasp spray behind the counter to add to his arsenal. It shoots a decent long range spray. Too bad he lives in Mass. where only criminals have guns. He was lucky!

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- Soothsayer
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 6:21pm
  If you were really the creative thinker you would have said a can of lysol and a lighter.
  ;)
  
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- GumRock
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:45pm
  install a trap door in the floor !
  drop that sucker
  
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- stumpy68
  Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:02am
  @GumRock
  
  Fun idea but most of the time traps get you into more legal
  trouble than a gun
  
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Lothmar
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:28pm
So, gun control working? Wait, you mean people can still commit violent robbery without guns you say? Noooooooo… ~sarc~

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Tri-ox
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:27pm
Good job – but, he really needs a gun.

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- hayesstephen
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:34pm
  Bite your tongue! This is the land of the unarmed and Liberalism, the Land of the Kennedy clan.
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:25pm
Ah yes the ubiquitous hoodie we’ve heard so much about,it’s too bad the owner didn’t have a firearm to kill the maggots,they’re just stinking up the place and costing taxpayers more money.

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deeberj
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:24pm
It’s nice to see people fight back and win.

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- Lothmar
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 3:36pm
  This is what Community looks like. ^^
  
  Love how they locked him in initially, it made me smile~ When I saw the door being broken in I was like ‘oh so his partner came back to help’ but instead it was just a swarm of people after the criminal instead. ~chuckle~
  
  After he was subdued the women were there to help console (store owners wife like mentioned in the article?) her too. Glad to see people working towards the betterment and defense of the place where they live.
  
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- JJ667
  Posted on August 8, 2012 at 4:33pm
  Ya know what really made me smile at the end? People were picking stuff up off the floor…to put back on the shelves!
  
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