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Grandma Packs A Surprise
For Would-Be Purse
Snatcher
Grandma is the
last person you would expect to be involved in any kind of
on-the-street scuffle and be cited as the “hero” in a police
report.
She avoided confrontations
like the plague. She was concerned about crime, but she was
not the person you would expect to be on the front lines
waging her own personal war on it. Grandma was independent
and fair-minded, tried to live by the Golden Rule and was
disappointed when others did not. She kept up on what was
happening in her community and often commented on police
reports, particularly those that happened close to home.
Unbeknownst to the rest of
the family, a friend of hers gave grandma a present for her
to carry on her person when she was out shopping or anytime
she was amongst the general population. Little did we know
that it would help her make the evening news.
It seems that grandma was
shopping downtown recently and walking from one store to
another when a young man came flying past her and tried to
make a running snatch of her purse, which she was holding on
her left arm. The would-be purse-snatcher underestimated
the strength of grandma’s hold on the purse and was
empty-handed after his attempt.
This angered him, and he
demanded of grandma, “give me your purse or you’ll regret
it.” Well, grandma was angered too, and answered, “run
along, young man and you’ll be glad you did.” At the same
time she was reaching into her purse with her right hand for
her “gift”.
The attacker couldn’t
believe his ears. He thought grandma was going to be an
easy target. To convince her of his seriousness, he pulled
out a switchblade knife and pointed the blade at her. “I
don’t want to do it, old lady,” he warned, “but I will if
you don’t hand over the purse now.”
Things then happened
quickly. When she didn’t comply, the man started towards her
with the knife at the end of his extended arm. When he got
fairly close, in one swift move, grandma whipped out her
“present” – a telescopic stun baton – points it at the
onrushing would-be thief, and pulls the trigger. The result
was immediate – and the street thug dropped his knife and
hit the ground.
Grandma didn’t wait around
to find out what happened next, but onlookers provided the
fill-in information. While she ducked into the nearest
store for assistance, a number of people dialed 911. The
man was on the ground for several minutes, after which he
got to his feet, obviously very disoriented, and started
staggering away.
The police caught up with
him a few blocks away and he is under arrest.
Meanwhile, grandma
demonstrated her telescopic stun baton for police. She
showed them how it fit into her rather large purse when it
was in a closed position. When she pressed a trigger, it
immediately expanded to 21.5 inches long and it begins
shocking.
We were shocked as well,
along with the public. Of course, the local news shows
couldn’t get enough of grandma and her telescopic stun
baton. She was on every channel and featured in the next
day’s newspapers.
We had to ask her friend
who gave her the gift where she found it. The answer:
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