By Jonathan Bacon
PROPERTY THEFT-A homeowner in the area of 100 S. 100 West in Orem reported someone entered his garage during the day last Monday and stole several thousand dollars in digital movie equipment.
HIT AND RUN-Two men went into the Sinclair gas station at 175 E. 800 North in Orem Wednesday night, grabbed four cases of Budweiser beer and ran out the door.
The clerk gave chase as the two men ran north through the parking lot. As the clerk followed the perpetrators through a hole in the fence, 20-year-old Christopher Adam Hill, of Provo, punched him in the head to help his escaping friends get away. Though dazed, the clerk grabbed hold of Hill and wrestled him to the ground.
One of the fleeing thieves, seeing Hill struggling with the clerk, ran back and started to hit and kick the clerk in an effort to free his friend. The clerk was able to grab the thief”s leg and remove one of his shoes before he abandoned Hill and ran away. The clerk kept Hill in a headlock until police arrived on the scene.
A customer at the store who saw the incident called police to alert them of the robbery and ensuing details. Hill, who had two warrants for his arrest, was arrested for assault and retail theft. Police know the identity of the other two who escaped and will be rounding them up soon.
The clerk went to Orem Community Hospital for stitches in his ear. The cases of stolen beer were found nearby the gas station, as the thieves had dropped them. It appeared that, absent their friend Hill to enjoy the beers with, the perpetrators were not interested.
