Brogues Owner Tackles Purse Robber!

Brogues Down Under at 621 Lake Avenue

The owner of Brogues Down Under and his bartender chased down a man who grabbed a girl's purse inside the bar two weeks ago, tackling him and holding him until a sheriff's deputy arrived and handcuffed him.

Rod Regan, who owns Brogues Down Under with his family, and his bartender Mark Yokum, are the heroes of this story, chasing robber Benjamin Kairall and the pink purse belonging to customer Britnee Epps down South K Street until they caught up with him.

Nice work, guys!

This happened on Wednesday, August 29. The Lake Worth Sun just obtained the report of the incident from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office this week.

Miss Epps told the deputy that she'd been sitting at the bar with her purse directly in front of her when the man grabbed it and ran.

The man (Benjamin Kairall) had been trying to pay for his $14 bar tab with a credit card, which was declined. He told the bartender he wanted to go to his car to find "another method of payment," but instead grabbed the pink purse and ran.