UK.
Luke Junior, 24, was entertaining children in his red and blue cape
when he spotted a shoplifter running out of a frozen food store
being chased by staff.
Families attending the charity day cheered as he made a citizen’s
arrest and held on to the suspect until two policewomen
arrived.
The man was taken away in handcuffs as the Superman theme tune
boomed from the event’s PA system.
Luke, an off-duty security officer, was helping out at the
Gleadless Valley Community Action Group day in Sheffi eld to raise
money for a skate park.
He said: “The last thing a thief wants to do is run straight into
Superman. I ended up having to physically restrain
him.
Everyone was cheering and clapping.”
Mike Igoe, commercial director of Heron Foods, said: “We would like
to extend our thanks to Luke for his heroic
actions.”
A 38-year-old man has admitted theft and is awaiting
sentence.