Preventer San Man

One thing you don’t expect after robbing a bank is getting cockblocked by a garbage truck:

Frank Russo and Patrick Crocitto were emptying baskets along Clove Road in Sunnyside just before 12:30 p.m. when they spotted a man running out of Clove Lakes Wines & Liquors at 1300 Clove, chasing a bandit and waving his arms, yelling “Robbery! Robbery!”

The Sanitation workers followed the two men in their garbage truck along Genesee Street to Seneca Avenue, where they used the truck to block the robber’s path.

Police identified the stickup man as Richard DiToro, 24, who lives with his parents on Mada Avenue in West Brighton.

Then, Russo and Crocitto, who was wielding a shovel, chased DiToro, who fell at one point during the pursuit, and threw the bag of money he had stolen, which was recovered by the store owner, Chung Lee.

Russo, a nine-year veteran of the department, caught DiToro and pinned him against a car.