A Miami high school senior who chased down and helped detain a man accused of theft despite being pepper-sprayed has received a hero award from Miami Police for his brave actions, 7News reported.
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The Good Samaritan, identified as Harry Cossyphas, was on his way to a grocery store in Brickell when he heard a woman shouting ‘robber’ in Spanish.
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The suspect was allegedly trying to steal her jewellery.
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He ran after the suspect, followed him into an alley despite being pepper-sprayed, and held him on the ground until police arrived.
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The incident occurred on 6 August near Southwest 14th Street.
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Miami Police honoured him with a hero award on Thursday, 15 October, and the department’s officers have started calling him the ‘Spider-Man of Brickell’.
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Harry Cossyphas was walking down the street by a bank in Brickell.
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He was on his way to a grocery store when he heard a woman screaming.
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Cossyphas did not stop to think it over.
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He ran after the man.
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“I started chasing after the suspect.
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I turned the corner, and I followed him into an alleyway,” the young man told a broadcaster.
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He chased the alleged thief.
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Finally, he caught the suspect.
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That’s when things went south.
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The suspect spun around, pulled out pepper spray and aimed it at Cossyphas’s left eye.
“Then he pulled out pepper spray and started pepper-spraying me,” Cossyphas recalled.
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It didn’t work.
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Cossyphas kept going, and the chase carried on until the two reached the Metromover station.
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When he caught up with the suspect, he brought the man down.
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Cossyphas believed the man should be behind bars.
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“I catch up to him, I tackle him, and I hold him on the ground until police arrive on the scene,” he told the channel.
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A witness, Xio Fermin, who was walking his dog at the scene, recalled the incident.
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“I’m not sure what he was thinking, but that’s definitely the wrong time.
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It’s also crazy because this is one of the safest neighbourhoods,” Fermin told The Miami Herald.
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A video recorded after the confrontation shows bystanders surrounding the suspect as the high school senior holds him on the ground.
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Spider-Man of Brickell
Harry Cossyphas has become a local hero of sorts.
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Officials were impressed enough to give him a nickname: the ‘Spider-Man of Brickell’.
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Cossyphas said he had heard other nicknames, too, including ‘Brickell Batman’, and that he liked them all.
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“It’s a funny one.
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I’ve heard Brickell Batman, Brickell Spider-Man; they’re all pretty good, so I like those,” he told the station.
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Miami Police also honoured him for his courage, compassion and responsible decision-making.
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He was one of 11 students honoured on Thursday, 15 October, by the department and the ‘Do The Right Thing Program’ for their work in the community.
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Plenty of people have told Cossyphas not to do it again.
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Citizen’s arrests can be dangerous, and he knows that.
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But he has no regrets about following his gut.
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he caught the man
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I didn’t really have time to think; I just acted.
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The lady needed help quickly, and I just sprang into action,” he told the outlet.
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“I really wish I could be helpful and an inspiration to others in my school and the community, and other friends of mine.
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Meanwhile, police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Yagiz Dogan.
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…and 1 more, not listed.
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