Domino's managers foil robbery

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 24 (UPI) -- A pair of Domino's Pizza managers in Des Moines, Iowa, said they followed an alleged robber and recovered most of the money he took from the store.

Store manager Steve Huebner and district manager Mark Forder said they decided to follow the suspect, identified by police as David Edward Williams, 55, despite the fact that he had told an employee that he had a gun, the Des Moines Register reported Tuesday.

The managers said the robber had taken $2 from the pocket of an employee and $115 from a cash register.

They said they confronted Williams on the street and he immediately gave them $97.

"His initial reaction was, 'I just need $20,'" Huebner said.

The managers followed Williams back to his apartment and called police.

"We let him keep the $20, but we kept following him as long as we could," Huebner said.

Officers entered the apartment and arrested Williams. They said they did not find a gun, but they did recover the remaining $20. The suspect was charged with two counts of second-degree robbery.