From Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVLLE — The duo that robbed a male at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Trussville McDonald’s Tuesday evening got a break today when city police deactivated the department’s investigation into the incident.
“The victim is not being cooperative in this case and has told me he does not wish to follow through on the prosecution if any arrests were made,” Trussville police detective Michael Bruce said today.
The robbery took place at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night outside the fast food eatery located at 1111 North Chalkville Road.
Bruce added there were “minor inconsistencies” in the victim’s account of the robbery during separate interviews that caused authorities to question the motive of the robbery.
During the robbery, two men, one armed with a handgun, took from the victim a wallet. Officials said last week they did not know if the wallet contained cash, credit cards or other valuables.
“We believe this was not a random act and this is no longer an active investigation,” Bruce said.
25 Comments
Rick Latta
Deactivate?? 🙂
Jack Self
Sounds like a drug deal gone bad.
Kevin Atkins
Sounds like they need to start an investigation for filing a false report.
Deborah Seay Garrard
So they “Pick & Choose” now
William Kennedy
I’m curious. Can this idiot be charged with a crime when those two clowns rob somebody else?
Randy Darnell
Not “loving it”
Sharon Lynn
Please don’t bring your ‘didn’t see nuthin’ BS to our communities. We do not want you and we do not need you. If you want to gang bang, keep it at home. If you’re ok gunning your own children down, we will mourn for their innocent lives, but we do not want you here. TPD basically said if you don’t care enough about your own to come forward, well, guess what, we are not going to devote our resources to help you. But let’s be clear, you bring your violence here, I have no doubt that TPD will hunt you until they find you.
Myra Clem
Jus like Zahra Justice For Zahra Baker STEP MUM FILING fake report..after she abused the child. I hope that bitch has miserable life!! Comment the crime do the time.
Ron Brooks
“Lack of Cooperation”……Until our society demands accountability and responsibility this crap will continue. It is a society problem. Starts in the home and expands into the public domain….completely unacceptable!
Kimberly Jones
Shayla Burks
Michael Blankenship
Something sounds fishy , I bet it might be a scam and the so called Victim is part of the scam.
Tombstone Ted
“Snitches get stitches!”
Kevin Wilson
What this means is that the victim is not cooperating with the investigation. Get these all the time.
Deborah Seay Garrard
With a gun involved I wasn’t aware that they are able to drop the investigation. Doesn’t McDonald’s have cameras? Really that’s kind of scary
Cindy Buckner
That is the dumbest thing anyone over 12 can ever say
J Jewell
Victim: “See what had happened, Officer, is…I was going to buy drugs” Officer: “That’s illegal.”
Victim: “They were not for me, I was going to get them for someone but then they just straight stole all my cheese. I couldn’t buy my friends drugs or a Mcflurry, ain’t that some…”
Officer: “So you are saying to went to McDonald’s to buy drugs and then get. Mcflurry.”
Victim*realizing*: “You know what. Imma forgive them for what they did. Y’all did a good job too.”
Mikki Adamson
Wait a minute. If a gun was used (aren’t there others witnesses or cameras to verify this fact alone?) in public, that is enough to investigate in my opinion. What if I took my grandchild there and someone pulls a gun on someone else. Lots of bad things could happen to bystanders. Get these people off the streets. Post bails high enough so they won’t get out (judges, are you listening?) Charge them with everything you can possibly think of. Reporters, follow up on this and if these people get out, report why, how and who let them out so we the people can go to our legislators to either change laws or close loopholes to keep these people off the streets.
George Davis
Sounds like someone doesn’t want their own background checked out by police.
Story behind the story.
Kevin Wilson
Can’t prosecute a case without a victim and if the victim refused to cooperate or says they wish not to pursue charges then there is no case. But in all my years when this happens there is usually more behind the story, something the victim is hiding.
Tombstone Ted
I was a cop for 20 years. Thats what they say and so no one cooperates with police when everyone knows who committed the crime.
Tim Hollis
That’s bullshit Kevin Wilson. I can get arrested for a dime bag of weed in my car. Where’s the “victim”
Charles Hedges
Tim Hollis the government; because you didn’t pay taxes on that dime bag
Tim Hollis
Taxation is theft. That makes me the victim
Briana Moore
I’m going to guess, if it wasn’t a drug deal gone bad, that the wallet wasn’t his in the first place. “Officer, he stole my stolen wallet…Oh, I mean never mind. I don’t want to press any charges.”
John Nichols
And snitches are_____________!