Hollywood restaurant owner tackles thief who punched elderly diner

A Hollywood restaurant proprietor is being hailed as a hero after he tackled and restrained a would-be robber who punched an aged diner.

Stunning surveillance footage confirmed the assailant punch an aged patron outdoors of Rafallo’s Pizza on Aug. 1. The ne’er do nicely, who appears to be in his twenties, then rifled by means of the sufferer’s pockets earlier than taking off towards the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue.

Nearly instantly, the attacker was pursued by Tim Ratcliff, proprietor of the neighboring restaurant Hollywood Shin. After taking a number of punches himself, Ratcliff pinned the robber to the bottom.

“He ruined my glasses. They’re destroyed,” mentioned Ratcliff, who used “judo strikes” to maintain the thief on the bottom for 10 minutes earlier than regulation enforcement arrived.

Tim Ratcliff leapt into motion instantly after witnessing the theft from his neighboring restaurant.

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In the course of the altercation, each the sufferer and Ratcliff’s belongings spilled into the road, the place they had been retrieved by two girls. One of many girls additionally helped detain the person by kicking him and standing on his ankles.

The thief was ultimately arrested.

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The video rapidly made the rounds on social media, the place it earned kudos on Reddit, YouTube, and Instagram.

Commenters on Reddit’s r/AbruptChaos thread applauded Ratcliff for “candy justice served.” 

“It’s good to know that folks nonetheless care and take a stand,” mentioned one person.

Instagrammers viewing the video on the Road Individuals of Los Angeles web page additionally praised Ratcliff and the girl’s teamwork.

“I like how homegirl kicks him after which stands on his leg. #teamwork,” a person recognized as @occultjam famous.

Ratcliff mentioned he wouldn’t hesitate to step in if one thing comparable occurred once more.

The raucous confrontation was captured by surveillance video.

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“I might do it once more,” he instructed KTLA. “I’m uninterested in issues occurring that shouldn’t occur, and the simplest factor I can say is there’s extra of us than there are of them. If we workforce up, then it’s going to be fantastic.”