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88-year-old Kenilworth resident fights to save property from thieves, and wins
The Star-Ledger ^ | September 21, 2009, 9:45PM | Erin Eileen O'Neill

Posted on 09/22/2009 7:21:23 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

KENILWORTH -- Biagio Sciscione has trouble walking and usually needs a cane or motorized wheelchair to get around.

But when four people tried stealing a safe from his home, the 88-year-old Kenilworth resident said an adrenaline rush propelled him to his feet and into a front-lawn brawl with the alleged thieves.

It’s a fight he won.

"I ran right out there, I dropped my cane and I just went in action," Sciscione, a World War II veteran and retired butcher, said today.

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fights; man; old; thieves

Pretty Spunky Old Guy.

These old Vets should be respected.

1 posted on 09/22/2009 7:21:24 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

God bless you, Sir!


2 posted on 09/22/2009 7:23:04 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Texas Fossil

What a great man! Being a Vet, this guy isn’t taking any crap, plus he probably brushed up on his skills by attending a few town hall meetings.


3 posted on 09/22/2009 7:31:03 PM PDT by Rickcbw
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To: pissant

You literally took the words out of my mouth!


4 posted on 09/22/2009 7:31:41 PM PDT by Docbarleypop (navy doc)
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To: Texas Fossil

Should have used the cane in the beatdown.


5 posted on 09/22/2009 7:39:42 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: Texas Fossil

Indeed, it’s criminal how poorly we treat our elderly.


6 posted on 09/22/2009 7:40:12 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

Yep, If they catch these slime balls I pray they have to go before a retired Marine Judge.


7 posted on 09/22/2009 7:42:05 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. -Sam Houston)
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To: OneWingedShark

Someone in the old guy’s family blabbed about the safe. Other possiblity is hired help such as cleaners and health assistance. Safe was in the closet and not displayed prominently. These robbers knew what they were looking for when they sent the girl into the house to distract them. Thieves usually take less than five minutes in a house, especially if the house is occupied at the time. Typical things they look for in a room is a jewelry box, wallets, purses, petty cash on table and etc. Key to operation is speed. Very rarely they wil take their time to search a room and risk detection in an occupied house. If they wanted to do that, they simply barged in armed. Get old, learn not to blab to neighbors.


8 posted on 09/22/2009 7:47:21 PM PDT by Fee (Peace, prosperity, jobs and common sense)
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To: Texas Fossil

Kenilworth, NJ (to say nothing of nearby Roselle Park) is filled with tough old Italian guys. Cross them at your own peril.


9 posted on 09/22/2009 7:48:40 PM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: Clemenza

“Cross them at your own peril.”

That attitude would be welcome here in TX.


10 posted on 09/22/2009 7:50:42 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. -Sam Houston)
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To: Texas Fossil

Unfortunately, their sons and grandsons are largely a bunch of soft mama’s boys and metrosexuals. Guys like this paisano and my late Nonno are a dying breed (LITERALLY).


11 posted on 09/22/2009 7:55:21 PM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: Clemenza

“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”

Ben Franklin

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Cannot speak for your part of the world, but I know many young people here who still love freedom and liberty.

Obozo may think that the Freedom Eagle is dead, but he is wrong.

She has been awaken, is angry and has her talons drawn. A Warning to those who seek to harm her now.

12 posted on 09/22/2009 8:03:05 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. -Sam Houston)
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