Attempted robbery at Safeway in Fort Collins

[2ndChildhood]

Initial reports said he used an "assault weapon" :roll:
Now they are just saying "rifle."

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061215/NEWS01/61215012



Safeway robbery suspect arrested
By LAURA BAILEY
LauraBailey@coloradoan.com

Police have arrested the man suspected in an attempted robbery and possible hostage situation at the Safeway on South College this morning.

David Dubois, 19, of Fort Collins was arrested after he escaped from the store at 460 S. College and led police on a foot chase to the corner of Whedbee and Oak streets, according to dispatch reports.

Dubois surrendered shortly after 11 a.m. at 218 Whedbee telling police he was coming off an methadone addiction, according to dispatch reports.

SWAT teams were called to the Safeway at 460 S. College, shortly before 10:30 a.m. after reports that a man with a mask and rifle had entered the store, said Fort Collins Police spokeswoman Rita Davis.

Dispatch reports that shots were fired and a hostage taken at some point and have not yet been confirmed, Davis said.
Police are still sweeping the Safeway and nearby stores to ensure no other suspects are involved. It is unclear if anyone was injured.

This story will be updated throughout the morning.

[Pistol Packing Preacher]

Man, it goes to show that as far as my CCW is concerened...

I would rather have it and not need it than

Need it and not have it...

Not necessarily to be a vigilante but to protect myself and loved ones...

Glad no one was hurt...

[2ndChildhood]

Here's the latest update:


Police: Safeway robbery suspect was suicidal
Suspect's truck contained handgun, rifle
By LAURA BAILEY and KEVIN DARST
LauraBailey@coloradoan.com
KevinDarst@coloradoan.com

Police found a silver handgun and an assault-style rifle as they searched a teal Ford Ranger pickup truck believed to belong to the suspect in an attempted robbery and possible hostage situation at the Safeway on South College Avenue this morning.

David Dubois, 19, of Fort Collins was arrested after he escaped from the store at 460 S. College in a Ford Ranger pickup truck. Officers found him sitting in the parked truck north of the corner of Whedbee and Oak streets.

A detective pulled a silver handgun and an assault-style rifle with a clip from the Fort pickup parked on Whedbee Street. Both weapons were loaded.

Dubois surrendered shortly after 11 a.m. at 218 Whedbee St., telling police he was coming off an methadone addiction, according to dispatch reports.

Dubois was the subject of an earlier suicidal call to police this morning when he called his mom at 10:01 a.m. from a residence on Bradbury Court to say goodbye. She reported he was emotional and had access to guns in the home. Dubois was gone from the residence when police and his mother arrived. Approximately 20 minutes later he entered the Safeway Store and robbed the pharmacy.

SWAT teams were called to the Safeway at 460 S. College, shortly before 10:30 a.m. after reports that a man with a mask and rifle had entered the store, said Fort Collins Police spokeswoman Rita Davis.

Shoppers and Safeway employees told the Coloradoan they heard at least two shots. Residents on the block where Dubois was arrested also reported hearing a "boom" or "bang."

Dispatch reports that shots were fired and a hostage taken at some point and have not yet been confirmed, Davis said.

Police are still sweeping the Safeway and nearby stores to ensure no other suspects are involved. It is unclear if anyone was injured.

Dubois was transported to Poudre Valley Hospital for evaluation before being transferred to the Larimer County Detention Center where he faces possible armed robbery and kidnapping charges.

[Asha'man]

Man, it's those silver handguns that'll get ya. :roll:

[AR Will]

By LAURA BAILEY and KEVIN DARST
assault-style rifle with a clip

Must have been a Garand :roll:

[pickenup]

By LAURA BAILEY and KEVIN DARST
assault-style rifle with a clip

Must have been a Garand :roll:
Naaaa.......a 10-22.

[7idl]

Is it just me, or does anyone else want to beat senseless reporters who can't REPORT!!!?!?!?!?!?

[2ndChildhood]

More poor reporting with scant new information:
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061216/NEWS01/612160342/1002

Decent image for lil old Fort Collins:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/jvnn/bilde.jpg

[Gman]

The cop on the left shoots a rifle lefty and a pistol righty. How did the press miss the all-important details like that?

[2ndChildhood]

An update with some real info.

I was in the store yesterday & one of the employees said it was an ak.

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061219/NEWS01/612190324/1002



Store employees stayed calm
Workers kept customers safe during armed robbery
By SARA REED
SaraReed@coloradoan.com

Leslie Chance is trying to take a positive outlook on her experience Friday when a gunman entered her neighborhood grocery store.

Chance was picking up cat food and muffins at Safeway, 460 S. College Ave., when 19-year-old David Dubois came into the store with a loaded gun and stole prescription medications from the pharmacy, according to authorities.

Chance, who said she knows Dubois and his family, wants to thank the Safeway employees who kept her and other customers safe and the law enforcement officials who responded to the scene.

Chance was talking with an employee when another employee came "zipping along" and told them what was going on before ushering them to a bathroom and locking the door.

"It just seemed the safest thing to do, to get behind a locked door," she said.

Chance said she was impressed with how calm and collected Safeway employees were during the incident, risking their lives to make sure customers and co-workers were safe.

"The Safeway employees were selfless in everyway,” she said. “No one lost their cool, no one got hysterical. Just out of instinct, these people were inherently good.”
Chance said she and the two employees were afraid to leave the bathroom because they didn’t know whether Dubois was still in the store. She said they didn’t make a noise until they heard the SWAT team.

“We were yelling ‘Employee, employee,’ and we went out with our hands up,” she said. “The SWAT team officer put his arm around me and had a huge gun in the other hand. This man risked his life to get me out of the store.”

Chance said she heard three gunshots during the incident and that was confirmed by a detective she spoke with Monday.

Those shots, Chance said, were fired at an employee who was motioning workers at the Starbucks booth to get on the floor.

Dubois was arrested without incident in his teal 1993 Ford Ranger pickup truck blocks away on Whedbee Street between Olive and Oak streets. Police found an assault rifle, a .357 caliber handgun and OxyContin, a painkiller allegedly stolen from the pharmacy in the truck, police said. The guns were loaded and several shells or shell casings were also found on the street next to the driver’s side of the truck, police said.

Fort Collins police spent the day speaking with witnesses and collecting more evidence at the store, said Lt. Hal Dean.

Dean said it was unclear if Dubois had already left the store before police arrived but it is common in robbery situations for employees to call police after the suspect has left the store.

Police said Dubois was suicidal Friday and called his mother around 10 a.m. to “say goodbye.”

Dubois was advised Monday afternoon as to why he is being held in the Larimer County Detention Center.

Formal charges were not filed Monday, said District Attorney spokeswoman Linda Jensen. Dubois could face charges of armed robbery and kidnapping.

Dubois remains jailed with bail set at $350,000. He is scheduled to make his first appearance in District Court at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 28.


The perp:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/jvnn/bilde2.jpg

[Gman]

Can I get the blonde chick to play a round of pocket pool with me?

[Asha'man]

Sure, go shoot up a Safeway. :mrgreen:

[Gman]

I think I'll pass. :P