“Initially confronting the thief and tackling him inside the hospital...Laliberte got caught up in the suit coat he was wearing which allowed the suspect get free…

After removing the sports coat Laliberte proceeded to run the thief down....

Once they were back in the hospital..Laliberte gave the suspect a quick leg sweep that he remembered from his college kickboxing days and brought the man to the ground...With his knee on his back...Laliberte waited for hospital security and the St. Paul cops..who placed the man under arrest..”

He’ll be lucky if he doesnt get sued by the thief..

With today’s declining economy and unemployment on the rise...if it were up to me..that marathon runner would get the death penalty..

Had this went down like it was supposed to..the thief would have made off with the money..the next morning the owner of the coffee shop would have reported this to the police and her insurance company..the insurance agent would have processed a claim and she would have been cut a check for her losses..

No less than 4 patrolmen would have been dispatched to the scene..with no experience in the “detecting” field..they would have had to call for no less than 2 detectives to come to the scene..

Detectives cant go nowhere without a crime scene photographer..and usually bring the entire CSI department with them..

For reasons unknown ..the fire department and EMS would be dispatched to the scene..if for no other reason than to make a showing..

At some point the news crews would start arriving and we end up with more people than Hottie and The Blowfish have ever seen at one of their concerts..

Now if a Production company were trying to put on this kind of performance..they would charge tens of thousands of dollars for it and become well known for producing such an event..

The poor thief was willing to do it for $350.00 and remain anonymous ...