UPDATE: Phone call to 'wife' foils South Bend Subway robbery

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On Wednesday, Sep. 19, 25-year-old Mark Baker of South Bend (left) was preliminarily charged with attempted robbery and possession of a handgun. Donald Hogan, 31, of South Bend (right) was preliminarily charged with attempted robbery.

On Wednesday, Sep. 19, 25-year-old Mark Baker of South Bend (left) was preliminarily charged with attempted robbery and possession of a handgun. Donald Hogan, 31, of South Bend (right) was preliminarily charged with attempted robbery. (Photo Provided)

By WSBT News1

Story Created: Nov 20, 2008 at 7:40 AM EST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 1:20 PM EST

SOUTH BEND — Purported marital devotion foiled a robbery attempt Wednesday night at the Terrace Lane Subway restaurant.

St. Joseph County Police say two men entered the restaurant about 8:30 p.m. with robbery on their minds.

However, the quick-thinking clerk figured out the men didn't really want subs to go and feigned a quick phone call to his wife. The call was actually to police.

Two men were arrested and one weapon was found.

Mark Baker, 25, of South Bend was preliminarily charged with attempted robbery and possession of a handgun.

Donald Hogan, 31, of South Bend was preliminarily charged with attempted robbery.

This Subway was robbed just two weeks prior on September 6. Police say they don’t yet know if these are the same two suspects from that robbery.

Sunday, Nov 23 at 2:42 PM FusionCorn wrote ...

Two more scum off the streets! YAY!

Saturday, Nov 22 at 11:00 AM Well... wrote ...

It absolutely slays me the way all of you take Cornfusion seriously...I'm serious. Really cracks me up. Some of you dimwits need to look up "irony", "sarcasm" and "humor" in the dictionary. While you're at it, like my Dad used to say,,, Here's a quarter. Buy yourself a sense of humor...geez, people. Lighten up.

Saturday, Nov 22 at 9:34 AM Norah Carson wrote ...

It is a good thing to have a cell phone to get rid of this crooks right away. Because if they enter your stablishment they surely goodness will kill you without thinking twice. Their eyes are full of dope, and liqor has been an everyday event for both of them. God have mercy on us ...not finding out they were at the Burger place where I worked they always wanted the fattest burger and the french fries loves to eat them but dont want to pay. if they run out of money then will start robing you or

Saturday, Nov 22 at 6:45 AM David wrote ...

appearently, the bread is made outta crack now. they got what they deserved (the two men, who done the robbing) I hope they ROT in jail. I don't feel a bit sorry for them. Cornfusion, I think you belong in there with them. "wait til you have a gun in your face" ur stupid!!!

Friday, Nov 21 at 4:28 PM Rick wrote ...

It appears to me that Cornfusion is using sarcasm against the PC crowd. Better eliminate the other folks (including myself) that comment on any of the articles posted here, that do the same. Maybe we only have 'til the end of the year to pick on the PC? Sorry. Too out of line.

Friday, Nov 21 at 1:21 PM Cornfusion wrote ...

Megan, you wanna handle 12:21PM please.

Friday, Nov 21 at 1:10 PM Anonymous wrote ...

WSBT, please delete the senseless notes from this Cornfusion person, he is obviously only making personal attacks on people that post here.

Friday, Nov 21 at 12:21 PM to 8:02 DD wrote ...

Excellent point! If these dudes actually had a gun to his head, or were trying to rob him, do you really think they were going to let him make a quick phone call home? Duh...

Friday, Nov 21 at 11:13 AM Cornfusion wrote ...

DD, I have got to know; when you're crossing at an intersection when the sign says "WALK" do you stop half way across when the "DON'T WALK" sign comes on and stand there until the "WALK" sign comes back on? You do, don't you!

Friday, Nov 21 at 10:34 AM Warning wrote ...

I used to eat a lot of subway before the incident, now I just eat tofu and gummy bears. Absolutely terrified of subway. I almost feel like I'm invoking the devil even using the word subway. Please, if you eat there, keep your children away from the condiments, so nobody else experiences the horror I had to live through.

Friday, Nov 21 at 9:46 AM Right here! wrote ...

The one on the left thinks he's so tuff! I'd be happy to take him on and NO weapons. He wouldn't stand a chance!@!!!@

Friday, Nov 21 at 9:12 AM Megan wrote ...

Hey DD- all subtlety is lost on you, isn't it? How very astute you are. Might I recommend taking a course on detecting SaRCasM? Comic relief does the body good.

Friday, Nov 21 at 8:56 AM D Hogan MHS Finest wrote ...

Didnt know that Subway started putting crack as toppings?

Friday, Nov 21 at 8:25 AM me wrote ...

If I was the clerk I would look for another job. By the looks of them they are coming back when they get out to get even. Great job and keep on your toes! We need more citizens like you!

Friday, Nov 21 at 8:02 AM DD wrote ...

So Cornfusion says to wait till there is a gun in your face before you get on the phone???? Hello? Do you really think they are going to let you MAKE A PHONE CALL if they have a gun to your head?? I think not. Think about it. DUH!!! I say the clerk was pretty smart. He's at least smarter than these two look. Oh, and even if they were WHITE they still wouldn't look to bright. I'd do the same as the clerk no matter if they were green!

Friday, Nov 21 at 7:33 AM What is the True Story? wrote ...

The story on this news site is a totally different story than the summary of the Terrace Lane Subway robbery attempt on the WNDU16 website. The other story is more plausible to me and shows that the clerk was not "profiling"--that the two came in with their faces covered. It says he ran into the office to make the call to police. As soon as I learn which site is correct I will know where to go to seek out ACCURATE news.

Friday, Nov 21 at 6:46 AM Great wrote ...

Great job by the clerk and great job by the police!

Friday, Nov 21 at 4:40 AM Arnold wrote ...

what ya' talkin 'bout WILLIS....

Friday, Nov 21 at 4:26 AM SadSadSad wrote ...

Well said Cornfusion 10:09-common sense tells you that your gut instinct is usually right, so go with it-if your wrong, apologize & move on, rather safe than sorry-I am sure the cops would rather check & find nothing than do a robbery investigation.....Use some common sense people!!!

Friday, Nov 21 at 1:37 AM Lemonfission wrote ...

The main fact that everyone is overlooking here is that these men are simply playing a part. They act out their roles and we act out our characters too. When you take a step back from the whole situation it becomes clearer. Pull your perspective out to a planetary scale and see the patterns weaving all of this appartent chaos together. What I'm refering to is that Zombie Jesus is flailing us about like little marionettes. Cut the strings and eat some water, you adoreable thing. *taps your nose*

Thursday, Nov 20 at 10:09 PM Cornfusion wrote ...

I've changed my mind. The clerk was incredibly insensitive, judgemental and premature pretending to call his wife, (does he even HAVE a wife?) while actually calling the police. Because HE surmised a potential threat he was being tremendously offensive to these gentlemen. I'm afraid his assumption has made a lot of us who congratulated him look foolish. In the future please, before you call the cops pretending it to be your wife to say "I love you" wait until there's a gun shoved in your face.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 9:12 PM hexie wrote ...

Please be suspicious, it may save your life. My family moved here from what once was a very nice area of CA., with very trusting people and we were over run by crime in two short years. The crime rate is now so high mostly gangs, Bloods & Crips, and druggies live there. I saw it happen once and hope it does not happen again, especially here.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 7:20 PM ep wrote ...

I agree with SS...what if it was just 2 hungry drug dealers? Way to racially profile them. And "ckb", why on earth would they confess to "having robbery on their minds"? I have alot on my mind, doesn't mean I'd 'fess to it. That said, I went to high school with Donald Hogan and man, has he let himself go...

Thursday, Nov 20 at 6:05 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Let me guess. The one with the gun didn't have a license to carry a firearm.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 6:01 PM Dillweed wrote ...

Nahnahnahnahnah...nah!!!!

Thursday, Nov 20 at 5:34 PM Funny wrote ...

Funny how you see two black guys pictures and there is a ton of comments but when they're white, there's hardly none

Thursday, Nov 20 at 5:18 PM Mishawaka Pride wrote ...

Dude, donald, robbed a Subway, cant ball, sucks.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 4:03 PM Redbud wrote ...

Mr. Hogan was caught helping himself to items that don't belong to him before. I know, because I caught him! Maybe I wont be so nice the next time and let the local law enforcement and judges address his "moral character"

Thursday, Nov 20 at 3:35 PM Dave wrote ...

(The guy on the left says) "What 'chu say about my mamma?" (Loc' Dawg from "Don't Be a Menace....")

Thursday, Nov 20 at 3:00 PM ckb wrote ...

SS, they probably confessed.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 2:43 PM Morgan Freeman wrote ...

Hey! Isn't that dude on the right Samuel L Jackson?

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:56 PM Shoot now wrote ...

But they look like they meant no harm . . . Better safe than dead.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:55 PM Chuckles wrote ...

Mad Dog, I would think you are right. Mainly because there really are no job opportunities for "rocket scientists" in this area Actually, we're called Solid Fuel Propulsion Engineers. I blame the cutbacks in NASA and the all of the Soviet Union for the dearth of such vacancies across America. These days I concern myself with more mundane matters, but in the back of my mind I'm always calculating launch velocities, fuel loads and non linear gravitational negation.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:42 PM Megan wrote ...

Hey SS: Sometimes the journalists have so few facts to work with, they have to play with semantics. Maybe the journalists aren't exactly sure what explicitly illegal act was carried out by these two.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:22 PM Rick wrote ...

Yep. The clerk was just profiling. Story just says that they "had robbery on their minds". The clerk better transfer to a different Subway, before these two get out. Sure the Five-O were told by these two, that they didn't do anything.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:13 PM Southof30 wrote ...

These guys must REALLY REALLY like subs... Either that or they had a serious case of the munchies.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:03 PM SS wrote ...

You guys can flame me if you want but does it say in this story, what these men did? I know one of them had a gun, but did he ever use it in a threatening way? Did they even ask for money? This story indicates that the 2 men walked in and the clerk got on the phone with 911. Except for the gun which the clerk did not see until the suspect was searched, they just looked shady to the already nervous clerk. There needs to be a lot more to this to call these guys robbers.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 12:58 PM Anonymous wrote ...

They look old as hell

Thursday, Nov 20 at 12:54 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Perfect ending...

Thursday, Nov 20 at 12:42 PM ACK wrote ...

I guess the $5 footlongs were more than they could afford???

Thursday, Nov 20 at 12:26 PM Kendrick wrote ...

No big deal spend a couple night in county and then get probation.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 12:03 PM Cornfusion wrote ...

hard to mistake for a couple of scout leaders just stopping by for some subs for the cubs!

Thursday, Nov 20 at 11:58 AM Dennis A wrote ...

kudos to the Clerk, way to go... look at these losers everyone! haha, losers.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 10:43 AM Jarod wrote ...

Why am I a target in this town?

Thursday, Nov 20 at 10:36 AM 20 to 1 wrote ...

Says the robbery wave drops off now.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 9:58 AM Cornfusion wrote ...

TOO COOL! Glad it turned out so great!

Thursday, Nov 20 at 9:03 AM Mad Dog wrote ...

Let me guess, these two were not rocket scientists.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 8:29 AM Alan wrote ...

Smart clerk, Dumb robbers. Classic.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 8:15 AM Well... wrote ...

Priceless!! Good for him! =D.

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