Victim Chases Thief, Gives Him Money
By Associated Press
1 hour ago
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah - A 75-year-old woman ran after a man who stole her purse, got it back and gave him a tongue-lashing _ and $3.
Betty Horton said the man apologized to her and said he was broke.
"I said, 'Why didn't you just ask me for some change? I would have helped you. I would have gladly given it to you,'" Horton said.
Horton was putting groceries in her car Wednesday when she noticed her purse was missing. She saw a man running with the bag under his arm.
"Good thing I had my running shoes on," Horton said.
She ran past businesses and saw him in a residential area standing over the unzipped purse, she said. She threatened to shoot his ear off, although she didn't have a gun.
Horton said she put money in his hand and told him, "Now get the heck out of here." Police arrived, but the thief _ whom authorities described as a 40-year-old man _ was gone.
"Seventy-five years old and I can still take care of myself," Horton said.
By Associated Press
1 hour ago
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah - A 75-year-old woman ran after a man who stole her purse, got it back and gave him a tongue-lashing _ and $3.
Betty Horton said the man apologized to her and said he was broke.
"I said, 'Why didn't you just ask me for some change? I would have helped you. I would have gladly given it to you,'" Horton said.
Horton was putting groceries in her car Wednesday when she noticed her purse was missing. She saw a man running with the bag under his arm.
"Good thing I had my running shoes on," Horton said.
She ran past businesses and saw him in a residential area standing over the unzipped purse, she said. She threatened to shoot his ear off, although she didn't have a gun.
Horton said she put money in his hand and told him, "Now get the heck out of here." Police arrived, but the thief _ whom authorities described as a 40-year-old man _ was gone.
"Seventy-five years old and I can still take care of myself," Horton said.
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