Menards loss prevention officer helps track down robber

The Menards on SE 14th Street was robbed Tuesday, and a worker tried to prevent the theft by standing in front of the vehicle as it was trying to get away. A police report shows that loss prevention employee reported that that a man was in the store and walked out with two copper wire rolls valued at $408.87. She told the man to come back inside the store, but he took off. She stepped in front of his vehicle and was bumped in the legs several times as he put the car in gear. The worker got the license plate number and police were able to track down the robber that way.