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Elderly woman scares off home invader with gun(TX)
news8austin.com ^ | 26 October, 2009 | Staff

Posted on 11/05/2009 3:48:22 AM PST by marktwain

Law enforcement officials suspect a home invasion in Leon County is connected to a serial rapist who has been terrorizing elderly women in rural areas of Texas for months.

On Saturday, police say a man broke into the home of an 81-year-old woman.

The woman had a handgun and managed to fire several shots, scaring the man away.

The burglar got away with some cash and other items, but the woman was not hurt.

Investigators believe this incident may be connected to a series of sexual assaults on elderly women across four Central Texas counties, including Bell County.

At least seven women have been attacked since January.

All are over 60, widows and live alone in rural areas.

Leon County Sheriff Jerry Wakefield said since all the attacks happened in total darkness, none of the victims have been able to give a description of their attacker.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; gun; tx; woman
Maybe this will stop the assaults.
1 posted on 11/05/2009 3:48:24 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Go granny go!!


2 posted on 11/05/2009 3:59:10 AM PST by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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To: marktwain

scaring the man away....nope...guy will come back with a gun on his next victim. Granny needs a laser on her firearm.


3 posted on 11/05/2009 4:13:30 AM PST by DCBryan1 (The first Civil War freed slaves from individuals. CW2 will free slaves from the government.)
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To: marktwain
Criminals who prey on old women are the lowest form of life. They're lower than whale sh_t.

And RAPISTS should be hung to the nearest tree limb when caught. After a 'fair trial', naturally.

4 posted on 11/05/2009 4:21:46 AM PST by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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To: marktwain

What a sad day for Texas when a granny can’t hit her mark.


5 posted on 11/05/2009 4:47:04 AM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: marktwain

This is good. Anyone who pushes their way into a private home needs to die. This is the right that the liberals are trying to take away from us.


6 posted on 11/05/2009 4:53:56 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: marktwain

She needs a Crimson Trace sight so she won’t miss.


7 posted on 11/05/2009 6:58:47 AM PST by HighlyOpinionated (Abortion-Euthanasia kills the very people for whom Social Justice is needed.)
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