CRIME Vermont grocery store worker fired after apprehending purse snatcher

[Ragnarok]

This good Samaritan stopped a thief from stealing a woman’s purse, and his reward was losing his job.

A Vermont grocery store worker nabbed a purse snatcher — and was fired for his efforts.

Amir Shedyak, 20, who worked at the Hannaford supermarket in his hometown of Essex for four years, and was even an employee of the month, was canned after a heroic act in August.

As he was starting his shift, a man approached him and told him a woman had just been robbed.

“And he was like — an old lady’s purse just got stolen,” Shedyak, who is also a volunteer fireman, told local CBS station WCAX3. “I look to my right and I see a gentleman running across the parking lot and he had the purse in his hand.”

Shedyak grabbed the suspect from behind and held him down before calling the police. The suspect got away, but Shedyak was able to return the purse.

“She was trying to offer me money. ‘I don’t want your money, just wanted to help you out, do what’s right,’” he told the station .

Police confirmed that the man Shedyak stopped, Adrian Moore, 29, was found and charged with larceny.

Shortly after the incident, Shadyak was fired.

“We do not comment on personnel matters,” Hannaford said in a statement to the TV station.

“It’s not like I was going to do this to be some hero. I was like, ‘Hey, an old lady’s purse just got stolen, I want to do something about it,’” Shedyak said.

Local attorney Pietro Lynn said Shedyak was likely fired so the store wouldn’t be sued.

Amir Shedyak
on Wednesday
I got fired from Hannafords after working there for four years. I started out as a bagger and worked my way up to the post of a shift leader. Throughout the years working at Hannafords, I was trained in many departments such as the kitchen, deli and hannaford to go. I was March employee of the month for coming to work on time, covering shifts when needed, and going above and beyond to help customers in any way possible. I had just arrived into work as usual, I clocked in and went on with my day. I was flagged down by an associate and asked what was wrong, he said an elderly lady’s purse had been stolen. I quickly sprung into action and ran outside.There were many people outside due to witnessing the act of crime. I asked which way the thief went and chased after him, I was able to subdue him and get the purse back to the elderly lady. She was beyond grateful! A few days later I went back to work like usual, except this time I got called into my managers office. I was told that I would be suspended due to an ongoing investigation of the incident. A week later I received a phone call that the investigation was done and I could come into work for the results. The outcome resulted in me getting fired due to safety issues while on company time. I have no hard feelings towards my coworkers/ managers or the establishment. I just feel that what I had done was not wrong and should not have resulted in me being fired. Please keep sharing !!!

“It is not uncommon at all for employers to discourage employees from laying hands on customers,” Lynn told WCAX3. “There are many cases in Vermont where employers are held responsible for the wrongful acts of their employees,” Lynn said.

Shedyak – who was quickly hired by another company, said, “Why should it make a difference that, hey, I’m clocked in now — he’s in trouble. If I wasn’t clocked in — oh, you did a good job.”

Vermont grocery store worker fired after apprehending purse snatcher

This good Samaritan stopped a thief from stealing a woman’s purse, and his reward was losing his job. A Vermont grocery store worker nabbed a purse snatcher — and was fired for his efforts. A…

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[MountainBiker]

Locally a couple years ago there was a guy at a convenience store that got fired for pulling out his own gun to stop an armed robber. The guy immediately got several job offers and his former employer got bad publicity.

Hannafords is the largest grocery store chain in Northern New England and so likely they've got some educated idiots at headquarters who don't understand good publicity (stopping the thief) vs bad publicity (firing the good guy).

 

[raven]

WROL

 

[Dreamer]

Hannaford got bought out my a European conglomerate a few years back.

They have been going downhill since then.

 

[Dozdoats]

Why this former nation is in the shape it is in now ....