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emilyg — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:40:35 GMT

Senior power!

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konane — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:29:37 GMT

Kudos to the 71 year old!!!!!

Original Blog Entry: 71 Year Old Man Holds Off Knife- Wielding Robber With Ice Scraper

truesee — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:12:12 GMT

Senior fends off knife-wielding robber

Posted: March 13, 2009 05:03 PM EDT

Updated: March 13, 2009 03:53 PM MDT

KOTA-TV

RAPID CITY, S.D.- People with street smarts say don't bring a knife to a gun fight'. But apparently if you are a 71-year-old man, you can substitute an ice scraper for the gun.

A 71-year-old Rapid City man reportedly fended off a robber armed with a knife, early this morning in the 800 block of LeBlanc Street.

Police say the senior was scraping ice off his car when a man pulled out a knife and demanded money. Rapid City Police Sergeant Pete Ragnone said the senior used his ice scraper to fend off the attacker who then fled into a nearby home where his girlfriend lived.

That set off another altercation between the suspect, 20-year-old Talon LaClaire, and his girlfriend.

By the time police showed up with a K-9 team, LaClaire had had enough, surrendering without another altercation.

LaClaire is charged with attempted first degree robbery for his run-in with the senior; and aggravated assault/domestic violence for the argument with his girlfriend. A robbery conviction would net LeClaire up to 25 years in prison. The assault charge is an additional 15 years.

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