Hortons clerks nab axe robber

This is direct from the Canadian Press:

MONTREAL – An axe-wielding masked man who attempted to rob a Montreal-area doughnut shop didn't get any coffee but he did get creamed.

Montreal police say the 18-year-old man entered a Tim Hortons outlet in suburban Pointe-Claire just after midnight and threatened the woman behind the counter with his axe.

Const. Olivier Lapointe says the masked man demanded money and was starting to scoop up the cash when another female employee working in the kitchen showed up.

With the help of three customers, the clerks jumped the suspect, took away his axe, wrestled him to the ground and recovered the money.

When police arrived at the Tim Hortons after getting a 911 call, the man was still being held down by the customers.

No one was injured, but the suspect will face charges of robbery and assault with a weapon.