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Great-grandma uses cane to save elderly neighbor from violent purse snatching in Oakland

Oct 27, 2022
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A remarkable story is coming out of West Oakland Sunday after a cane-wielding great-grandmother saved another senior from getting robbed in broad daylight!

Ring video from 76-year-old Miss Faye's home shows her running out her front door on the afternoon of Oct. 12.

She had spotted a vehicle she thought was a rideshare driver, cruising down the street. That's when she says a young man came out of the sedan and attacked her elderly neighbor, who is also in her late 70s. She knew she had to jump into action.

In the video you can hear her yelling for her German Shepherd Troy to come out and help. Since Troy was in the backyard, Miss Faye ran out with her cane to stop the attacker who was grabbing her neighbor's purse. She even used her cane to hit the car several times, which led to the suspect dropping her neighbor's purse.
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