--- title: "An Army recruiter chased shoplifters while pushing his 10-month-old’s stroller" description: "He was shopping with his daughter when four men stole products from an Apple Store." date: "2019-02-27" modified: "2019-02-27" authors: - name: "Haley Britzky" job_title: "Former Army Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-recruiter-stops-shoplifters/" categories: - "News" --- # An Army recruiter chased shoplifters while pushing his 10-month-old’s stroller ![]() Father-daughter days out don't always go as planned, but they probably don't typically end like Army Staff Sgt. Sean Olivia's. Olivia — who joined the Army in 2005 and was deployed twice to Afghanistan and Iraq before becoming a recruiter for the Minneapolis Recruiting Company — was shopping with his daughter when four men stole merchandise from an Apple Store, [according to Minneapolis affiliate Fox 9](). He "chased down the suspects while pushing his daughter in a stroller" before handing the child off to a bystander and continuing his pursuit, Fox 9 reports. The suspects drove away, but Olivia captured photos of them and their license plate, and pointed an Edina Police Department officer who was on-site in their direction. The suspects then fled police, Fox 9 reports, but were ultimately stopped and arrested. There's no word yet if the 10-month-old plans to pursue a career of pursuing criminals. ### SEE NEXT: Fleeing Shoplifter Surrenders To Marine Vet In His Dress Blues ### WATCH ALSO: Deadpool: Special Forces Outcast ## Author Haley Britzky was the Task & Purpose Army reporter from 2019 to 2022. She previously worked at Axios covering breaking news. She reports on important developments within the service, from new uniforms to new policies; the realities of military life facing soldiers and their families; and broader cultural issues that expand outside of the Army, touching each of the military services. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]()