Sprint Employees Fired For Chasing Down Shoplifter - cbs4denver.com
Two former Sprint employees are now looking for new jobs after they were fired for chasing down a shoplifter.
Paul Shoemaker and Mike McGee worked at the Sprint store in the Cherry Creek Mall. They were on break when they heard someone calling out for help. It turned out to be an elderly security guard from another store who was chasing someone.
The two men joined in the chase and caught the suspect who turned out to be a shoplifter. They caught up to the shoplifter in the parking garage and held him down until police arrived. When Sprint found out about their actions, the company fired the two men for violating a policy which prohibits chasing shoplifters.
"I just reacted to the fact that I heard, 'Help, help, help, somebody please help stop this guy,'" Shoemaker said.
Shoemaker was an employee at the story for 6 years and McGee for 4 years.
"They told me that I'm no longer employed with the company," Shoemaker said.
CBS4 contacted Sprint but the company said it would not comment on human resources issues because of privacy concerns.