Milwaukee Police Department Office of Media and Communications
Sept. 24 - When off-duty MPD Detective Terrence Bender saw employees of a local restaurant chasing a knife-wielding robber on September 17 he immediately sprang to action. Scott A. Deutscher, 29 of Milwaukee, pulled a knife and demanded money from the El Greco Restaurant, located in the 9100 block of W. Appleton, shortly after 3 p.m. After Deutscher tried to open the cash register the owner called for the assistance of other employees who chased him from the restaurant. Deutscher cut one of the employees with a knife while being chased, but was arrested with the assistance of Detective Bender in the 8900 block of W. Villard.
Investigators determined that Deutscher matched the description of the suspect who robbed Video West, located in the 8500 block of W. Lisbon, on both September 13 and September 14. Deutscher was charged with two counts of Armed Robbery and one count of Attempted Armed Robbery by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
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