A Vermont grocery store worker was fired after stopping a purse snatcher who stole from an elderly woman

https://news.yahoo.com/vermont-grocery-store-worker-fired-154237977.html

 https://www.insider.com/vermont-supermarket-worker-fired-for-stopping-purse-snatcher-2020-9

Taylor Ardrey
September 20, 2020

A 20-year-old supermarket staff employee in Vermont was fired from his job after stopping a man who tried to steal an elderly woman's purse, WCAX reported.

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Shedyak said in a Facebook post he had worked with at Hannaford for four years. According to the post, a few days following the incident he was suspended while management conducted an investigation.

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"A week later I received a phone call that the investigation was done and I could come into work for the results," Shedyak wrote in the post. "The outcome resulted in me getting fired due to safety issues while on company time."

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According to WCAX, Shedyak was able to find a new job shortly after his termination.