There's a fantastic story - complete with CCTV footage of the surprise in store for an armed robbber who tried to rob a a Long Island convenience store tended by "a woman of slight stature but explosive temper".
The woman, Hafize Sahin, 27, stalled the man and, thinking he might come behind the counter, pulled out an ax the employees keep around for trimming tree limbs outside. He pointed the gun across the counter, and Ms. Sahin, who was wearing a long dress and a headscarf, began swinging at him. The man fled the store empty-handed, and Ms. Sahin can be seen in pursuit to the parking lot in the store’s surveillance video, which was released by the Suffolk police.
See the video on the New York Times website.