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Cops: Shop owner drives off would-be thief

Originally published: February 9, 2012 9:49 PM
Updated: February 9, 2012 10:14 PM
By ELLEN YAN  ellen.yan@newsday.com

Mug shot of Joseph Hogan. He was arrested

Photo credit: SCPD | Mug shot of Joseph Hogan. He was arrested today for the attempted robbery of a stationery store in St. James on Feb. 9, 2012.

A Holbrook man tried to steal from a store cash register but was driven off when the business owner brought out a tire iron, Suffolk police said.

Joseph Hogan, 33, fought with the owner of the St. James store over the register but ran off after seeing the tire iron, police said.

When officers arrived, they saw a crowd pointing to a man who matched the suspect's description and arrested...

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