FRISCO, Texas - A North Texas woman says she relied
on her faith in God when a robber tried to take cash
from her store.
According to the Frisco Police
Department, the same man has robbed more than 13
stores over the past week. He hit five stores on
Monday, including two in Richardson, one in Allen
and two in Frisco.
But he didn’t get any cash when he walked into
Marian Chadwick’s “Extravagant Necessities” store
Monday night.
“We were finishing up the transaction and we were
just sitting here chatting and all of a sudden this
guy walks in,” Chadwick said. “He comes and starts
saying, ‘This is a robbery. Give me your money.’ I
still thought it was for fun. It wasn’t
registering.”
At first she thought the man was a friend of her
husband. When what was happening finally did
register, something came over her, she said.
“I just planted and I said, ‘In the name of Jesus
I command you to get out of my store right now.’ He
said, ‘I want your money,’” she said.
The robber didn’t leave right away so the
customer with Chadwick also stood up to him. Neither
budged and finally he backed away.
“He got to the door and he kind of popped his
step and jumped in his car,” Chadwick said.
Police want the public’s help trying to identify
him, but they aren’t recommending anyone try to be a
hero. The man is dangerous and is allegedly
responsible for a string of crimes.
“It's very important for us to get him off the
street as soon as we possibly can,” said Sgt. Kevin
Perlich.
Chadwick credits the power of God for the
confidence to stand up to the man.
“All I know is he backed off because there was a
tremendous power in here that we couldn't explain,”
she said.
