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

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.

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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.Â