75 Year Old Woman Clobbers Armed Jewelry Thieves w/Handbag in Northampton, England

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'Super Granny' Breaks up Jewelry Heist With Handbag in Northampton, England

A 75-year-old woman rushed into action yesterday morning when six robbers, with sledgehammers, attempted a smash-and-grab at a jewelry store in Northampton, England. Ann Timson, armed with only her handbag, took on the men, breaking up the robbery and causing them to flee without taking anything.

"At first I thought one of them was being set upon by three others. ... I was not going to stand by and watch somebody take a beating or worse so I tried to intervene," the grandmother told the Daily Mail. "What concerned me was that too many people just stood around watching as if they were in shock and nobody was doing anything. ... When I got closer to them I realized it was a robbery and then I was even more angry that they felt they could get away with what they were doing in broad daylight."

Some newspapers have given the elderly woman the nickname Super Granny. Because of her actions no one was injured and one of the robbers was detained by other members of the public at the scene. Police were later able to arrest three men, but are still looking for two other suspects.

"I'm not a hero and it was maybe foolish of me to get involved but somebody had to do something," she told the Daily Mail. "Now I just want to be left in peace. I feel very uncomfortable with all the press and media attention."

source: abcnews.com



Go Granny Go! Glad she wasn't hurt or anything...

[usapatriot]

Bulletproof glass also stops blunt objects!

[atbnet]

Go old lady!

[talin]

Watch out for grandma, she'll kick your @ss!

[spradhan01]

grandma gone wild!
lol

[David]

Oddly enough, my granny would probably have done the same....

[Audiophil92]

haha awesome grandma

must say though, that looked like a pretty retarded robbery :P

[Tinderbox (UK)]

Super Gran to the Rescue!!!!!!!

[HTWingNut]

Originally Posted by Audiophil92

haha awesome grandma

must say though, that looked like a pretty retarded robbery :P

Lol, yeah. Someone escaped the loony bin. Hammering away at the bullet proof glass and NOTHING happening, yet they keep at it. Looks like the worker, owner, or whatever pokes his head out casually, almost like he's checking the weather, goes and closes the shutters, and probably thinking to himself what a great investment that glass was. lol. I mean why wouldn't they rush the worker and go in that way, but they just keep hammering on the glass.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by htwingnut

I mean why wouldn't they rush the worker and go in that way, but they just keep hammering on the glass.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC, you're from the Detroit area. The snarky northern metropolis mindset just revealed itself in that post.