Proves you don't always need a gun. I don't know why she didn't have a gun. It doesn't matter that she didn't have a gun. She kept her wits about her and got out of a bad situation. This thread is about keeping your wits about you and getting out of a tight spot. Comments about firearms or other weapons are not on topic in this thread.
http://www.stltoday.com/newsletters/s/1182/3/4/70494
http://www.stltoday.com/newsletters/s/1182/3/4/70494
Woman fakes attack, scares off intruder
HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) -- An 80-year-old Hampden woman who was watching the Super Bowl alone faked a heart attack to scare off a man who had broken into her home and was pushing her toward the bedroom, police said.
Daniel Thanem, 45, of Winterport was arrested a short time later and charged with aggravated criminal trespass and assault. Thanem is a convicted sex offender in Alabama, police said.
The woman was watching Sunday night's Super Bowl when she spotted a man walking through her house, said Hampden police Sgt. Dan Stewart. When she asked the man what he was doing, he grabbed her from behind and began pushing her toward the bedroom.
Stewart said the woman pretended she was having a heart attack and told the intruder her heart medication was in her car in the garage. After they retrieved the medication, the man fled.
"The lady had enough common sense to keep her wits about her to fake a heart attack and avoid becoming another victim," Stewart said.
Thanem was arrested minutes later near the home by police on routine patrol.