Clerk at bookstore stopped robbery with gun (NM)

KOBTV ^ | 09/25/2005

[Mr. Mojo]

An Albuquerque woman faces armed robbery and child abuse charges after she allegedly tried to rob an Albuquerque bookstore – but was stopped by a clerk at the store.

A criminal complaint says Victoria Weathers pulled out a knife and tried to rob Don’s Paperbacks.

The clerk, Elizabeth Johnson, complied at first as Weathers allegedly poked her in the stomach with the knife.

But when Weathers tried to leave, the complaint says, Johnson pulled a handgun from her leg holster and ordered her to stop.

Weathers immediately dropped the $160 and lay on the ground, police say.

Meanwhile, Johnson’s 9-year-old daughter, who was at the store, called 911 from a back room.

When police arrived, they arrested Weathers, who reportedly admitted to robbing the store.

[Mr. Mojo]

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[ncountylee]

Freeze skank!

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

What a terrific Mother Role Model. the kid knew what to do and was protected by her mom.

[freepatriot32]

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[freepatriot32]

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see what happens when citizens are allowed to have guns to protect themselves?Criminials are stopped and the crime rate goes down.Are you lurking here and reading this mayor nagin and police chief Eddie Compass?You gun grabbing puke inducing hoplophobe marxists.

[zip]

This is the way it should work.

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Lady should have blew the scumbag away when he was poking her with the knife.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Sorry, that should be "she."

[NRA2BFree]

What a great story! That's why all women need to be armed. I'm so glad I am. You just never know when you're going to need to defend your life. Who would have ever thought a clerk in a book store would be robbed. Who would have thought the clerk would be armed? Obviously, not the perp. ;o)

[festus]

When the knifes in your ribs and your pistol is in your ankle holster as the article suggests it can be a bit hard to "blow the scumbag away" until they back off a few paces.

That said I'm still trying to figure out the child abuse charge.

[upchuck]

I don't understand the child abuse charges. The only child mentioned in the story belongs to the store clerk.

[Eagles6]

Love that ankle holstar thing.

[Eagles6]

holstar=holster

[SpringheelJack]

I don't understand the child abuse charges. The only child mentioned in the story belongs to the store clerk.

My guess is that the robber probably threatened the kid with the knife too.

[Travis McGee]

Robbing a paperback book store? Wow, talk about hitting a cash cow!

[Cobra64]

That's why all women need to be armed. I'm so glad I am. You just never know when you're going to need to defend your life. Thank you. My insistence is that IF she is going to have a cell communication device in her car; then she will have her CCW and the Sig in the car. (BTW. Karen is a dsmn good shot on the move).

[R.W.Ratikal]

I wonder if this local radio report will be picked up and carried by network TV. LOL. No, it will certainly not be reported by the Lamestream media.

This is just another example of an armed citizen protecting life and property that takes place many times every day everywhere in the nation.

The FBI's Uniform Crime Report says that millions of such incidences take place every year in America. Sometimes it is necessary only to show a firearm to deter a criminal.
(Handgun Control, Inc., call your office.)

Your best defense is self-defense. But do practice at the range.

[Rob_DSM]

I assume this was a small, family owned business. I'm sure if it were a Barnes and Noble, the lady would have been fired. Now that I think of it, when it's not your own money walking out the door, there's not much point in risking injury to innocents. If it's your money, though, maybe it's worth pulling out the gun.

Either way, good for her.