A Kelowna gas station attendant is in hot water with his employer - for stopping a thief from making off with the store's merchandise.
Canadian Tire gas bar employee Roddy Fuhr says when a man using a stolen credit card tried to make off with an armful of cigarettes, lottery tickets and snacks, he couldn't help but jump to action.
"Even though it's not my stuff, he's doing it to me, you know, and I can't let them get away with that," Fuhr said.
Fuhr turned on the magnetic door locks, trapping the suspect in the store. He told a female customer to lock herself in the washroom, and kept the suspect there until the police arrived.
"I didn't want him to get away," he said. "There are people willing to put themselves at that risk and I seem to be one of them,"
The man was arrested, and the store lost nothing. But when the owner called him, Fuhr discovered that stopping crime doesn't pay.
Fuhr was fired.
Most convenient stores have policies against employees putting themselves at risk to stop a robbery - and with just cause.
There can be tragic consequences to intervening in robberies. In 2005, Grant De Patie was run over and dragged to his death by someone trying to steal gas.
While he disagrees with Fuhr's firing, one of his coworkers says he would have responded differently.
"My plan is to let 'em take what they need," coworker Colin said Saturday. "There's insurance in place."
It also wasn't the first time Fuhr has tangled with a crook. In 2005, Fuhr disarmed a robber who threatened him with a screw driver. He was warned at that time.
But his mother says he did the right thing.
"He did what he though was right," Elaine Fuhr said. "I'm very proud of him actually."
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Kent Molgat
