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It's because most of them are stupid. Only a stupid person would do something that would get them locked in a cage with other guys for years.

I'm surprised such an experienced criminal made the mistake of boarding a city bus with the expectation of a quick getaway. One can often walk faster.

No gun was needed...

A group of young men on bicycles pursued an alleged purse snatcher in Union City on Saturday, leading to the arrest of a suspect who is currently on probation for theft, officials said.

Bail was set at $50,000 cash or bond for Terry Gomillion, 20, of Winfield Avenue in Jersey City, when he made his first court appearance on the robbery charge in Central Judicial Processing Court in Jersey City this afternoon via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.

The victim told police that after a man came up from behind her and snatched her purse she enlisted the help of some nearby young men on bicycles and they pursued the robber, a court official said.

She called police and while officers were at the scene, one of the young men was on the phone with one of the others pursuing the robber.They said the suspect had boarded a bus and that they were still in pursuit, the official said.

With that information, police were able to track down and arrest Gomillion, the official said.

Gomillion has three prior arrests and convictions for theft and burglary, a court official said.

Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal