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Grandmother fends off alleged attempted break-in: NY Post

Grandmother fends off alleged attempted break-in: NY Post
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HOWARD BEACH — A Howard Beach grandmother used her house phone to fend off two thugs allegedly trying to break into her home, the www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/two_thugs_taken_down_by_phone_weilding_zfUFZPZEUdVj0oReDhZ7VP“>New York Post reported.

Margaret Mazzio, 75, was on the opposite side of her 90th Street door when the two suspects allegedly tried pushing their way in around 1:30 p.m. Monday, the Post said. To fight back, she started hitting them with her home phone until they fled, the Post said.

Police said the men were wearing FedEx vests over their sweatshirts when they were trying to break in.