June 12, 2003, Phoenix, AZ
Lavonne "Bonnie" Rosinger, a 74-year-old Prescott Valley woman, chased down a knife-wielding man Thursday afternoon after he made off with her purse.
"Everything I own but my apartment was in that purse," Rosinger said. "It was about $500. But he didn't get a dime. I chased that sucker down."
Rosinger and friend Judy Coyle walked out the Osco Drug at Seventh Street and Bethany Home Road in Phoenix, AZ when a man in his 20's demanded Rosinger's purse as they got into their car. The man spoke with authority, and Rosinger thought he might be a security guard who suspected she was shoplifting. Suddenly, he drew a knife and she realized she was being mugged.
When the man took off with her purse, she didn't hesitate to run after him to an apartment complex a block away and cornered him in the courtyard. She hollered and yelled all the mighty for help. The man panicked and fled inside his apartment.
"I didn't know she could run like that," Coyle said, chuckling. "I'm going to call her marathon lady from now on."
Onlookers called the police, who surrounded the complex, at 6060 N. Seventh St. The police arrested an unidentified man after he jumped out of a back window. He reportedly still had the knife and purse.
Rosinger, who said she hasn't run in 25 years, enjoyed the attention from police and firefighters but said she has a message for thieves.
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