The bystander, Donald Brooks, and the officer chased the robber and stopped him a short time later.
The suspect, whose identity has not been released, was handcuffed and taken into custody.
The victim, Melinda McCumber, told police she was walking around just killing time while waiting for a bus. Brooks said that’s when the suspect pushed her to the pavement.
Brooks told us that something had to be done.
The incident remains under investigation.
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