Exercising The Right
Retired Cop Proves He Still Has Moxie!
CBS reported on an incident in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, on May 30 that showed that even though a police officer may be retired for a few years, that’s no reason to think that he no longer retains the skills he used on the job.
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office is still reviewing what happened, but it says a retired police officer halted an armed robbery at a gas station. Investigators believe that the retired officer was waiting to pick up a friend at the gas station when the 33-year-old suspect, Lawrence Galloway, ran into the store and pulled a gun on the employees inside. The retired officer immediately noticed the armed suspect point the gun at the employees and start taking money out of the cash register. The officer pulled out his own gun, which he carries on his person, and entered the store to engage Galloway.
After ordering the suspect to stop, the retired officer opened fire on the suspect, hitting him numerous times in the lower body. Police were immediately called to the scene, and Galloway was taken to a nearby medical facility for surgery. He is expected to survive. Galloway has been charged with armed robbery, among other charges, and is still undergoing medical treatment. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan had good words to say about the retired officer, whom he credited with preventing a dangerous situation from turning out even worse. “We got lucky. If not for this retired officer being in the right place at the right time, we certainly would have had a robbery, and might have seen a double murder. Instead, this defendant now will face justice,” District Attorney Hogan told CBS.
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