{"id":17935,"date":"2022-06-03T12:26:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T07:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=17935"},"modified":"2022-06-03T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T07:27:01","slug":"when-he-tackled-two-thieves-who-were-targeting-his-grandfather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/06\/03\/when-he-tackled-two-thieves-who-were-targeting-his-grandfather\/","title":{"rendered":"When he tackled two thieves who were targeting his grandfather, the man claims his &#8220;instinct kicked in.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bystander described how &#8220;instinct kicked in&#8221; when he tackled two men in Hull after a pensioner claimed he had been robbed. According to reports, he was able to pin one to the ground until police arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A brave bystander described how &#8220;instinct kicked in&#8221; as he tackled two men and threw one to the ground after a pensioner said he had been robbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kris that he was able to trip the man in the city centre and hold him while another escaped after the alleged robbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that point, police were called to the scene near the Prospect Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I was walking from Prospect Centre towards Heron Foods when I noticed two males walking quickly towards me,&#8221; Kris explained. An elderly gentleman came around the corner and exclaimed, &#8220;Those lads have robbed me!&#8221; I grabbed both of them, but one escaped, so I tripped the one I still had a hold of and lowered him to the floor. 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