Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Florida authorities said a group of parents angry at a speeder on their dead-end street blocked the car from leaving and unknowingly caught a robbery suspect. The Broward County Sheriff's Office said a group of Pompano Beach parents blocked Kevin Kubinec, 25, from leaving after they spotted him speeding on their dead-end road while children were at play Saturday, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. Advertisement Deputies arrived to mediate the conflict between residents and motorist and they recognized Kubinec as a suspect from two robberies that same day. Investigators said Kubinec entered a Circle K store in Pompano Beach at about 2 a.m. Saturday and pretended like he was planning to buy an energy drink. However, when he reached the counter he brandished a knife and demanded money from the clerk. He also allegedly entered a Kwik Stop store at about noon that same day and attempted a similar crime but was foiled when the clerk pulled out a baseball bat. Both times the suspect was seen fleeing in a white truck. Deputies said Kubinec sped down the dead end while fleeing the alleged second crime. Advertisement He was taken to the county's main jail in Fort Lauderdale and charged with armed robbery.
