Calgary jewel theft thwarted by bat-wielding employee

A baseball bat, a stool and a couple of burly firemen were ready to jump into action when two would-be thieves tried to rob a jewelry store in northwest Calgary.

Surveillance video from the store has surfaced on the internet showing a pair of young men in hoodies walk into the store with crowbars and start to threaten staff and customers.

• LISTEN:Store owner describes the encounter on CBC's Calgary Eyeopener

However, someone behind the counter clocks one of the thieves with a baseball bat. Hisfriend tries to drag him out of the store, buta customer wielding a stool prevents him from leaving.

Somebody else then takes a swing with the bat, though one of the thieves manages to get away.

The remaining, disoriented thief is then subdued by a passing group of firefighters who pin him to the ground until police arrive. Police made an arrest and charges were laid.