PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31, 2008
Granny Goes Nuts On Home Invader
88-Year-Old Woman Fended Off Naked Intruder By Allegedly Grabbing Man's Crotch
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Police arrested 46-year-old Michael G. Dick of Gresham. He has been jailed on accusations of burglary, harassment and private indecency. (Multnomah County Sheriffs Office)
Deputy Paul McRedmond says the man got into the house Tuesday through a sliding door. He backed the woman into her living room and pushed her face down onto a chair.
But that's where the intruder's advantage ended.
"Before whatever plans the suspect might have had, the woman reached behind her and grabbed the man by the crotch, giving him a good squeeze, McRedmond told Salem-News.com
"The man tore free and ran back out the way he had come in," he said.
McRedmond says a county code enforcement officer who heard the police call on his radio spotted a car near the woman's house and passed on the license information to authorities.
Troutdale police arrested 46-year-old Michael G. Dick of Gresham. He has been jailed on accusations of burglary, harassment and private indecency. Bail is set at $110,000.
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