Charges are pending, according to Brookfield police. Still recuperating from minor injuries, Shirley related her thoughts about the frightening incident. Frightening, that is, to most people. Particularly to anyone with an elderly mother imagining how it would feel if the same thing happened to her. It just happened so fast, he was crouching down, I didn't see him.
People are so sneaky.
Shirley, a widow, said her son and several friends all expressed concern for her safety. But those who know her well weren't really surprised by her moxie. Some of my friends said, 'That sounded like something you would do,' when they read about it in the paper. According to Brookfield police Lt. Phil Horter, citizens faced with a situation such as Shirley's should never attempt to resist or struggle.