Midland, Pennsylvania

From the Allegheny Times of September 28, 2006

82-year-old bar owner chases off robber with gun of her own

So this guy with a sawed-off shotgun walks into Josephine's Bar in Midland around 9 p.m. Thursday

But the punchline is: What the guy apparently wasn't expecting was that 82-year-old owner Josephine Slater had a gun of her own, and ordered him to beat feet out of the bar with less than $10 in hand.

To make things even worse: Slater, 82, said that about two hours later, the gunman came back to the bar to have a beer.

"I don't take anything from anybody," Slater, 82, of Ohioville, said Thursday afternoon, seemingly proud and embarrassed at the same time about all the attention she's getting. "I'm not taking anything from these druggies. I was just standing up for my rights."

Midland police apparently have a suspect in mind for the robbery, but hadn't charged anyone as of Thursday evening. Midland Police Chief Ronald Bongivengo did not return a phone message seeking additional information.

The complete story will appear in tomorrow's Times.