Coney Island Diners and Workers Restrain Robber

There's something that seems collectively empowering when citizens band together to stop a crime.

Employees and customers at the National Coney Island near 23 Mile Road and Schoenherr Road in Shelby Township restrained a man, 23, who was attempting to rob the joint on Sunday shortly after 9 a.m., Fox 2 reports.

Police responded to a call that a man told the cashier he had a gun and demanded cash.

Employees and patrons restrained the man as he attempted to leave, and police took him into custody.

The man didn't have a gun, just a large knife.