Robbery Med for Depression Withdrawal 26/04/2004 Kansas Man with No Criminal Record Robs Store
 
 Summary:<br><br><!--StartFragment -->Paragraph 6 reads [in part]: &quot;<strong>Information about Menard suggests he recently quit taking a prescription medication for depression, the police chief said&quot;. <br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.winfieldcourier.com/w040501/Mon2.html">http://www.winfieldcourier.com/w040501/Mon2.html</a><br /><br /><font size="6"><strong>R. Hill robbery suspect caught near Ark City<br />By DAKOTAH M. DAVIS</strong></font> <br />Local authorities caught a Rose Hill robbery suspect without incident Sunday after a Winfield resident spotted the man driving south on U.S. 77 and alerted police, officials said today. <br />Police stopped and arrested Gary A. Menard, 40, on the U.S. 77 bypass, thanks to Winfield&#39;s Jeremy M. Tate. Tate happened to be in his vehicle listening to a police scanner when a dispatcher announced a lookout warning for Menard around 5:40 p.m. Police described Menard as a white male in his 40s wearing a red shirt and a blue cap and driving a 1998 Chevy Silverado. Menard was wanted for robbing the Rose Hill Save-a-Trip at 1313 N. Rose Hill Road. <br />Using his cell phone, Tate called the Arkansas City Police Department and said he was following a Silverado with Butler County tags. Tate continued to follow the truck south, giving police and sheriff&#39;s officers the man&#39;s location as he drove. Menard was easily apprehended without a pursuit. <br />&quot;The caller gave us enough time to get around him (Menard),&quot; Ark City Police Chief Dan Givens said. &quot;He really had no place to go once we confronted him.&quot; <br />Menard reportedly told police he was just driving around after having an argument with his wife. But a search of his vehicle revealed evidence from the robbery, including cash. <br />Rose Hill Police Chief Bob Sage said around 5:15 Menard slipped a Save-a-Trip cashier a note saying he had a gun and wanted money. Menard really didn&#39;t have a gun, but got away with a little over $100 and a carton of cigarettes anyway. Apparently, Menard also left with a plan. <br />&quot;We think he was heading down to Oklahoma to go gambling,&quot; Sage said. <br />Sage described Menard as a rural resident with no criminal record. Information about Menard suggests he recently quit taking a prescription medication for depression, the police chief said. Menard has been charged with one felony count of robbery and was scheduled to be arraigned in a Butler County courtroom today. <br />Sage was pleased with Menard&#39;s quick capture and appreciative of all the help his department received. Without the assistance, Rose Hill police could have spent a lot of time trying to identify the man using the store&#39;s video tape. <br />&quot;That is the perfect example of law enforcement agencies sharing information and cooperating,&quot; Sage said. &quot;They (police and sheriff&#39;s officers) really need a pat on the back. They did a great job for us.&quot; <br />Sage said he also wanted to thank Tate personally for his help. <br />The event marked the first robbery in Rose Hill in ten years, the chief said. <br />The Courier was unable to reach Tate for comment. <br /><br /> 
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