Barista, bystander subdue would-be robber at SF cafe NBC Bay Area [Video]

A brave barista and a bystander in San Francisco jumped into action last Friday to protect a coffee shop against a would-be robber.

Surveillance video from inside Carlin’s Cafe on Valencia Street shows a man in a hoodie enter the business and try to steal the backpack of a customer sitting up against the window.

That’s when barista Nick Grant rammed the suspect with a cart, grabbed him and punched him, all while the suspect sprayed him with pepper spray.

“I hit him with a cart and a scuffle ensued,” Grant said, adding he stayed focused and took the man to the ground, despite being bear sprayed directly in the face by the suspect.

“I was actually blind about half-way through. I had about 80% of my vision gone. But I still had situational awareness and luckily Jim was there to jump in,” he said.

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