Lady, 70, Bonks Robbers With Pan
26/02/2009 04:23
ELYRIA — The
70-year-old wife of a Lorain County Family
Court judge meted out a little domestic justice
of her own Tuesday afternoon when she fought
off four robbers with her favorite
saucepan.Ellen Basinski refused to be intimidated by a man and three boys who forced their way into her house on Columbus Street and demanded money.
"One of them picked up my purse and just dumped it out," she said Wednesday. "Now, my purse is like Fibber McGee's closet, it's got everything in there. I got very angry."
Before she even gave much thought about what she should do, she grabbed an Emeril Lagasse 5-quart sauce pan.
"I picked up the saucepan and smacked him right on the head," she said. "He looked at me and said, 'Lady, why did you do that?' And I hit him again."
The robber's friend threw a bottle of Jack Daniels at the woman, striking her on the foot. He told police he was trying to distract the woman so his friend could get away from her.
Whippin' whiskey here.
SINC SAYS:
Hey, if someone threw a jug of JD at me, I’d whup him too!