Nov 25, 2009 6:26 pm US/Eastern
Arrested: Shoplifter Who Shoved Elderly Greeter
PARKLAND (CBS4) ―
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Suspect Zachary Prince
Broward Sheriff's Office
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Police are looking for the man wearing the blue shorts in this surveillance picture. He tried to take off with two computers from this BJ's store in Parkland.
Broward Sheriff's Office
The Broward Sheriff's Office has arrested the bearded bandit wanted for knocking over an elderly man who works as a greeter at a wholesale club in Parkland.
Zachary Prince, 25, has been charged with robbery without a firearm or weapon, according to the BSO web site. Bond has been set at $7,500.
The incident unfolded at the BJ's Wholesale Club on Hillsboro Blvd and US 441 on October 30. That's when the victim, 83-year-old Bernie Sobel went above and beyond the call of duty as he tried to stop a thief running past him. The thief was carrying two high-priced computers when he ran out of the store.
Sobol ran after him but the suspect pushed the elderly man to the ground. He suffered a broken rib and bruises and abrasions to his head and legs.
Surveillance video of the robbery was released last Wednesday, Nov. 18, and Broward Sheriffs Office detectives canvassed the area handing out Crime Stoppers flyers at nearby businesses to identify the suspect. A customer at one of those businesses recognized the person on the flyer as 25-year-old Zachary Prince and called in a tip.
BSO Robbery detectives followed the tip to a location in Boca Raton where they caught up with the suspect. During an interview with detectives, Prince gave a full confession to the crime and said he never intended to hurt Sobol, according to BSO.
Prince has a lengthy criminal history including charges of battery, carjacking, robbery, burglary, grand retail theft, narcotics possession and was released from prison July 2008 after serving a sentence for a charge of grand theft.
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