Tucson, Arizona

From Tucson.com of March 8, 2006

Armed woman sends robber fleeing

A robber got some spare change and a scare when he threatened a woman in Midtown on Monday morning.

The 56-year-old woman was walking near East Fort Lowell Road and North Country Club Road when a man dressed in black approached her and demanded money, said Officer Dallas Wilson, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.

The robber implied he had a gun, so the woman complied with his order and gave him $1.50, hoping he would leave, Wilson said. Then, thinking her life was in danger, she drew a Smith & Wesson revolver and pointed it at the robber, who ran away.

The woman — whose name was not released by police — had a concealed-weapon permit, Wilson said.

"She was in fear for her life and she defended herself appropriately," he said.

Police have no suspects in the case.

For more information on concealed-weapon permits, visit the Arizona Department of Public Safety's Web site at www.dps.state.az.us/ccw.