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Death from above
« on: October 01, 2009, 02:41:46 PM »
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/offbeat/view/20091001death_from_above_from_rooftop_woman_flings_billiard_balls_at_robbers/srvc=home&position=recent

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‘Death from above’
From rooftop, woman flings billiard balls at robbers
By Domingo Ramirez Jr. / McClatchy Newspapers
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Added 12h ago

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — A couple of burglars caught a bad break.

Standing on her roof, a 27-year-old woman thwarted an attempted burglary Wednesday afternoon when she pelted two men at the front of her home with billiard balls.

"I made it to the back door, climbed a tree and onto the roof," Paula Ollie said. "I went to the front of the house and yelled ’Death from above’ and started throwing the pool (table) balls."

Ollie said she was accurate.

"I nailed him in the back," Ollie said, referring to one man who was near a bedroom window. "I then started throwing at the one at the front door and got him, but I don’t know where I hit him. I did miss once because there’s a dent in the front door."

The cursing men ran for their lives, holding their arms above their heads to protect themselves.

When police officers arrived, they did not find the men.

"We recommend that people call 911 if they see strangers at their home," North Richland Hills Investigator Keith Bauman said.

Ollie described the men as dressed all in black — their hats, shirts, pants and shoes.

"I know one was white because I could see his arm when he had it over his head," Ollie said.

As for her warrior cry of "Death from above," Ollie says she heard it in a movie but wasn’t sure which.

"They say it all the time," she said.

The incident happened shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Ollie, a mother of three, was at home alone.

"I heard something outside, and I went to the front door, where I heard these two men talking quietly," said Ollie, who had been cleaning the house. "They didn’t ring the doorbell or knock. I put my ear to the door, and I sensed that something was wrong."

Without thinking of calling 911, Ollie plotted her attack. She grabbed her son’s bike helmet and loaded it with billiard balls. Hours later, she couldn’t remember how many she had taken.

Many many years ago, I was hit in the head with a billiard ball, It does hurt.

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Re: Death from above
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2009, 02:45:42 PM »
That's one way to break up a burglary .  Who cued the police if she didn't make the call?
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Re: Death from above
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2009, 03:04:34 PM »
One of those guys, at least, musta been a real 8-ball to want to burglarize a home in the middle of the afternoon.

You have to wonder if those knuckleheads could even understand English.

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Re: Death from above
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2009, 03:07:43 PM »
Ya gotta give her credit for trying to break them.....
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Re: Death from above
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2009, 03:13:26 PM »
I bet she has a nice rack.
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Re: Death from above
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2009, 03:14:55 PM »
Those guys really miscued on that one.
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Re: Death from above
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2009, 03:16:30 PM »
Chalk it up to a lesson learned, and move on. 

I bet they hustled out of there quickly. 
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Re: Death from above
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2009, 03:52:08 PM »
And they got away without any scratch.  Probably felt horrible about it too.
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Re: Death from above
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2009, 05:22:49 PM »
Yep, sounds to me like they didn't get any cash to bridge the time until their next crime.
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Re: Death from above
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2009, 09:40:56 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on October 01, 2009, 03:04:34 PM
One of those guys, at least, musta been a real 8-ball to want to burglarize a home in the middle of the afternoon.

It's more common for middle/upper class homes to be robbed during the middle of the day or afternoon, than in the evening.  During the day, fewer neighbors will be around, and the homeowners of nicer homes tend to be at work.  Add in a delivery truck or an apparent company uniform... and even if a neighbor does see you, there's a good chance they won't raise an alarm.  It bites, thieves and criminals suck.
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