According to police, officers were called to investigate a bank robbery at a QNB Bank in Perkasie on Monday at about 8:20 a.m.
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The robber, identified as 42-year-old Christopher LaRue, took two cash drawers from a safe and at some point showed a handgun. Before leaving, he demanded cell phones from the employees and customers and forced them into a vault.
Hours later, officers tracked the suspect to the 400 block of Schuylkill River Road in Montgomery County and a struggle ensued.
Authorities say LaRue then pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger over and over again, but for some reason, the gun didn't fire.
"Even though the gun was loaded, it was a dry fire, thank God! And the trooper was able to wrestle the gun away from him and effectuate his arrest," said Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub.
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LaRue is charged with 16 offenses, including attempted murder of the second degree and robbery. He is being held on a $1 million bond.
"This is a shining, yet terrible, example of the risk that our police officers willingly place themselves in to protect us every day," Weintraub said.