A pair of citizen crimefighters used free beer and a car ride to help capture a robbery suspect, according to a police report.

A neighbor near Glencoe Road in New Smyrna Beach reported startling two men apparently breaking into a van parked on Glencoe Road on Monday night.

The first deputy to arrive spotted the men running into some woods and attempted to stop them.

During the search, two men flagged down a deputy to report that they had seen the suspects running into the woods and planned to continue looking for them.

Police said the men stopped their car and offered Shelly a beer and a ride to the highway.

Shelly accepted the offer and got in the car. But instead of a ride out of the area, the driver deposited Shelly onto Taylor Road and into the arms of a deputy, the report said.

"You've got to be kidding," witnesses said the suspect muttered as the two men opened the door to let Shelly out of the car in front of the deputy.

Deputies arrested Shelly on suspicion of loitering and prowling and resisting arrest without violence.

A search continues for a second suspect. Police said the second suspect may have been involved in an armed robbery in New Smyrna Beach hours later.

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