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04-06-2008, 03:00 PM
Man, 71, and friend in wheelchair subdue suspect
(AP) Kevin Lamb, left, 56, and Harry Ko*****, 71, talk about how they helped capture a 21-year-old...
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KINGSTON, Pa. (AP) - The young woman probably thought the 71-year-old veteran, whose friend was in a wheelchair, would make an easy target. She was wrong. Harry Ko***** chased and tackled the 22-year-old woman he says robbed him at an ATM in northeastern Pennsylvania. Then, with help from his friend in a wheelchair, he held her until police arrived.
"Maybe she thought I was easy prey. She didn't think I was going to get her. Well, senior citizens aren't easy prey," Ko***** said.
Police charged Erin Vanmatre, of Kingston, with robbery, harassment and other offenses. Vanmatre, who was on probation for conspiracy to commit theft, was locked up on $10,000 bail. It wasn't clear if she had an attorney.
Ko***** said he's not sure how he was able to catch Vanmatre, considering he suffered a stroke five years ago and is on various prescription medications. He pointed to the sky and said, "It was a source up there who gave me the energy."
He had gone to an ATM near his Kingston home Monday morning and withdrew $100 when Vanmatre allegedly knocked him down, took his money and fled.
Ko*****' friend, Kevin Lamb, was nearby in his electric wheelchair. Both men took off after her. Ko***** got her to the ground and Lamb grabbed her leg.
"She wasn't going anyplace then," said Lamb, 56, who uses the wheelchair due to breathing problems.
Ko***** said he thought about not pressing charges, but she continued to resist and gave him a kick to the leg.
The men weren't seriously injured.
What a sick woman, fairplay to the two fella's :cool:
(AP) Kevin Lamb, left, 56, and Harry Ko*****, 71, talk about how they helped capture a 21-year-old...
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KINGSTON, Pa. (AP) - The young woman probably thought the 71-year-old veteran, whose friend was in a wheelchair, would make an easy target. She was wrong. Harry Ko***** chased and tackled the 22-year-old woman he says robbed him at an ATM in northeastern Pennsylvania. Then, with help from his friend in a wheelchair, he held her until police arrived.
"Maybe she thought I was easy prey. She didn't think I was going to get her. Well, senior citizens aren't easy prey," Ko***** said.
Police charged Erin Vanmatre, of Kingston, with robbery, harassment and other offenses. Vanmatre, who was on probation for conspiracy to commit theft, was locked up on $10,000 bail. It wasn't clear if she had an attorney.
Ko***** said he's not sure how he was able to catch Vanmatre, considering he suffered a stroke five years ago and is on various prescription medications. He pointed to the sky and said, "It was a source up there who gave me the energy."
He had gone to an ATM near his Kingston home Monday morning and withdrew $100 when Vanmatre allegedly knocked him down, took his money and fled.
Ko*****' friend, Kevin Lamb, was nearby in his electric wheelchair. Both men took off after her. Ko***** got her to the ground and Lamb grabbed her leg.
"She wasn't going anyplace then," said Lamb, 56, who uses the wheelchair due to breathing problems.
Ko***** said he thought about not pressing charges, but she continued to resist and gave him a kick to the leg.
The men weren't seriously injured.
What a sick woman, fairplay to the two fella's :cool: