On Tuesday, two armed men who apparently have double-digit IQs decided to hold up a bar near Baltimore.

Here’s how you know they weren’t exactly Phi Beta Kappa: the bar was across the street from a police precinct station.

Sure enough, a group of Baltimore County officers had gathered at Monaghan’s Pub for a retirement party for David Neral, a veteran sergeant who had worked with the department since 1988. The masked men entered the bar at roughly 5:30 p.m. According to Monaghan’s owner Jack Milani, the men demanded cash from the employee at the carryout counter, then fled.

Some off-duty officers at the party chased the robbers and arrested them, according to the police department. The masked men were identified as Joseph McInnis III, 21, and Tyree McCoy, 22; they were charged with armed robbery, theft and related offenses, department spokesman Cpl. Shawn Vinson reported.

Milani pointed out that the robbers should have known better; police in squad cars often visit the bar during their shift changes. He said that many of the officers are regular customers, adding, “It’s kind of odd you would even attempt it. (Officers) are always in here. There was a decent amount of them.”

Baltimore County police officer Jennifer Peach said, “I’m sure that they weren’t planning on there being a large room filled with police officers.”

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