Quarterback tackles purse snatcher

Patrick Ellinger, center, and Daniel Bronson, right, look on as New York State Police Major Steven Nigrelli speaks at a press conference at the Town Courthouse in Lockport N.Y. on Friday, Nov. 18. The pair were presented awards for their assistance in the apprehension of would-be robber Matthew Biles. Bronson, a University of Rochester quarterback, chased and tackled Biles after the man snatched a purse out of an elderly womans hands outside of a Cammerata's Restaurant. (Joed Viera/Lockport Union-Sun & Journal)