FLA: Don’t try to rob a retired sheriff
(FL) Don’t Try To Rob A Retired Sheriff…..
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Police say an attempted robbery suspect was
thwarted by caller ID and by the fact that he tried to rob a retired sheriff
who carries a gun in his robe when he answers the door late at night.
Police say Travis Suomi banged on former Sheriff C.L. Norvell’s door shortly
after 1 a.m. Wednesday and asked to use the telephone. Norvell said he gave
Suomi a cordless phone and Suomi made a call in the front yard.
Police said Suomi then returned to the phone to Norvell and announced that
it was a robbery. But Norvell drew a .38-caliber pistol from his robe
pocket, he says, and ordered Suomi to leave, which he did.
About 10 minutes later, Suomi’s girlfriend apparently used caller ID to
return Suomi’s call, police said. Norvell answered, and since he also has
caller ID, he was able to take down the number the woman was calling from.
It turned out to be Suomi’s home phone number.
Suomi, 23, was arrested and charged with home invasion robbery. He was being
held Thursday at the St. Lucie County Jail on $20,000 bond.
