Police: New Carlisle man tries to rob 7-Eleven with a pair of scissors
Posted: Jul 20, 2012 8:28 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 5:08 AM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A New Carlisle man who police said tried to rob a South Bend 7-Eleven is now locked up.
It's all thanks to some brave customers.
Police said 29-year-old Adam Leonard walked into the Miami Street store with a pair of scissors, and demanded cash.
That's when customers tackled him. One man even cut his hand.
According to police, Leonard has a "raging drug habit", and confessed to other robberies and attempted robberies.