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Elderly sisters fight off carjacker [ninetysomething ladies]
MyFoxNY.com ^ | Luke Funk

Posted on 05/02/2012 6:23:36 PM PDT by Hunton Peck

Police in Hamilton, N.J. say two elderly sisters, aged 94 and 93, fought off an armed 27-year-old man who tried to rob them and steal their car.

Sergio Fernando Solorzano-Vasquez was jailed Monday and charged with robbery and carjacking. Police say he jumped into their car and hid in the backseat when they went into a CVS store on Sunday morning.

When they came out, and got back into the car, Solorzano-Vasquez allegedly made his move. Police say he started swinging his knife and threatening the women, but he might not have expected what happened next.

Police say instead of simply giving in, the 94-year-old driver swung her arm back to hit and block the suspect while the 93-year-old sister got out and began to...

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TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: fightingback; hamiltonnewjersey; newjersey; nonagenerians; nonogenerians
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Don't mess with old New Jersey ladies!
1 posted on 05/02/2012 6:23:46 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
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To: Hunton Peck

At least our greatest generation still has cajones. I love it when people question that generation.


2 posted on 05/02/2012 6:27:22 PM PDT by RC2 (Buy American and support the Wounded Warrior Project whenever possible.)
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To: Hunton Peck

Reminds me of the video where the guy in the convertible honks at the old lady who’s fallen asleep at the crosswalk.
She proceeds across and whacks his front bumper with her umbrella, and the airbag goes off....leaving the driver sitting there....flummoxed....


3 posted on 05/02/2012 6:31:51 PM PDT by G Larry (Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: Hunton Peck
Go granny, go granny, go granny go

Beach Boys - (It's The) Little Old Lady From Pasadena

4 posted on 05/02/2012 6:36:27 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Hunton Peck

Also don’t mess with “My Lady”. She carries a .38 Spl with the meanest hollow points I could find to load it. (She and I practice all the time —— 200 rds for her last year.)


5 posted on 05/02/2012 6:37:46 PM PDT by TaMoDee ( Lassez les bons temps rouler dans les 2012!)
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To: G Larry

Yep! One of those “Fail” Videos - Great laughs with that one!


6 posted on 05/02/2012 6:39:34 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Hunton Peck

ROTFL! Mr. Vasquez won’t live THAT one down, while in jail.


7 posted on 05/02/2012 6:58:46 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Hunton Peck
If I was a son,grandson or great grandson of either of those women I would tear that filthbag limb from limb.They'd need a sponge to clean up after *I* got done.
8 posted on 05/02/2012 7:00:17 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Unlike Mrs Obama,I've Been Proud Of This Country My *Entire* Life!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Angry driver honking at old lady gets a surprise!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjcoRFcmQuo


9 posted on 05/02/2012 7:02:49 PM PDT by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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To: TaMoDee

Don't mess with granny!

10 posted on 05/02/2012 7:12:45 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Hunton Peck

reminds me of this story..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-6nJCQYdo


11 posted on 05/02/2012 7:19:18 PM PDT by mo (If you understand, no explanation is needed. If you don't understand, no explanation is possible.)
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To: Hunton Peck

I if Bloomberg will blame the NKCA for this?


12 posted on 05/02/2012 7:19:18 PM PDT by GreatMan
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Had to look that one up: National Knife Collectors Association, huh? :-)

Either that, or Sergio was hopped up on excess sodium...


13 posted on 05/02/2012 7:27:35 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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To: mo

“Little bitty Mother Goose woman” LOL!


14 posted on 05/02/2012 7:37:51 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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15 posted on 05/02/2012 8:13:07 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Hunton Peck

Every time I read a news story about an intruder being shot in Texas, I check to be sure it wasn’t my 86 year old aunt who shot him.


16 posted on 05/02/2012 8:29:36 PM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: Hunton Peck

Sounds like my Great Grandma.
Old ladies rule!


17 posted on 05/02/2012 8:42:37 PM PDT by right way right (What's it gonna take?)
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To: Hunton Peck

Reminds me of Granny going after Sylvester for bothering Tweety.


18 posted on 05/02/2012 8:59:19 PM PDT by aomagrat (Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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To: Daffynition; An American!

Thanks, Daffynition! I couldn’t get the video to run for some reason (but it’s working now).

That’ll teach him to wake someone from a nice nap...


19 posted on 05/02/2012 9:34:54 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (See my FR homepage for a list of businesses that support WI Gov. Scott Walker)
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[These gifs are stored on my Fotki account....which is pretty reliable...hope this one works...for grannie's sake!]:)

20 posted on 05/02/2012 11:03:56 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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