86-year-old scares off teen thief

July 20, 2004
Newark Advocate

PATASKALA -- Eighty-six year-old Alice Hill isn't what you would typically think of as a crime-fighter, but she did stop a felony in progress on Friday, chasing off a burglar a fraction of her age.

Hill was sitting in her son's Lynns Road residence watching the 700 Club on television when an unidentified white male kicked in the front door.

"I didn't have time to be afraid. I was angry because he damaged the door," Hill said. "He apparently stomped it with his feet. It made such a terrible noise. It sounded like a car had crashed through the front door."

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A Licking County Sheriff's report stated, "After completing his task, the male was standing in the front room when he looked up and noticed Alice standing there.

"Instead of running away from the subject, she started toward him. Startled, the subject ran out of the house, got into his vehicle, backed out of the driveway and headed south on Lynns Road. Alice followed the subject out of the house. She stood on her porch as the subject drove away," the report stated.

"I yelled at him," Hill said with a chuckle. "I jabbed my hand at him. I guess he thought I was crazy."

Hill said she followed the suspect outside to get a good look at his getaway car before calling 911 dispatchers.

Hill advises other senior citizens to take action and get tough, especially when the going gets rough.

"I advise older people to get strong," Hill said, adding that 10 years ago she started taking karate classes along with her son. Hill said she took up martial arts to occupy herself and get toned. Since then, she says she has won seven belts in two years and recently learned how to shoot a handgun.

"I can shoot a revolver with both hands," she said.

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