- A Maryland police officer was caught off guard when a getaway vehicle pulled up to a 7-Eleven just yards from his patrol car.
- Three robbers ran out of the store and got into the car before the police officer had a chance to act.
- Other police cars pursued the getaway car, but gave up after it crossed county lines.
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This is the shocking moment three robbery suspects run out of a gas station and jump into a getaway car parked half a meter in front of a police car while the police officer does nothing to stop their escape.
Surveillance video from the 7-Eleven parking lot first shows the officer rummaging through the passenger seat of his cruiser.
Suddenly, a getaway vehicle pulls into the parking lot just two feet away from the police car and the first of the brazen robbers runs out of the store and jumps into the car.
Two more suspected thieves fly across the parking lot and break into the car without the officer noticing.
Finally, as the third robber approaches the car, the police officer realizes that the unfolding drama is a robbery and circles around before pulling out his gun.
This is the shocking moment three robbery suspects run out of a gas station and jump into a getaway car parked two feet in front of a police car as the useless cop panics.
Surveillance video from the 7-Eleven parking lot first shows the officer rummaging through the passenger seat of his cruiser.
A getaway vehicle pulls into the parking lot just two feet away from the police car and the first of the brazen robbers runs out of the store and jumps into the car.
Other police vehicles surrounded the 7-Eleven while the incident occurred.
Security footage appeared to show one of the other police cars turning on its lights and beginning to chase the vehicle as it attempted to speed away.
The incident took place at 3 a.m. on Thursday, February 8 at the 7-Eleven location at 11575 Berry Road, near the intersection with US 301 in Waldorf, Maryland.
Spokesperson Diane Richardson of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office says WUSA9 Their officers had been alerted to a 7-Eleven robbery that occurred hours earlier in Prince George’s County, so police were monitoring local 7-Eleven stores.
“Our officers respond to and encounter dangerous situations every day, some with warning and some without,” Richardson said.
‘It is evident that in this case the officers did not know that a robbery was taking place. As soon as they realized what was happening, they took action and chased after the suspects.
Two other suspected thieves fly across the parking lot and break into the car without the officer noticing.
As the third robber approaches the car, the cop realizes the drama is unfolding and circles around before pulling out his gun.
Richardson revealed that employees inside the 7-Eleven had been forced into the back of the store at gunpoint.
According to Richardson, federal and local authorities are still trying to identify the suspects.
Police officers stopped pursuing the alleged robbers when the suspect reached high speed and crossed into another county.