A Notre Dame Lacrosse player stepped in and foiled a robbery attempt in South Bend on Friday.

Senior Tommy McNamara was having lunch with a friend at The General restaurant on Friday.

The Observer reports that he noticed a hooded person who moved around like he might be casing the place. A few minutes later, the suspect grabbed a customer’s purse and ran out on foot. McNamara was seated by the door and took off after him.

He chased him for several minutes through a number of streets before he was able to persuade the teenager to give up the purse. McNamara returned the purse and also had a long chat with the teen about his choices in life, even giving him $20 and his phone number “if he ever needed to reach out.”