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70-year-old Overcomes Home Intruder with Bare Hands

By Eowyn @DrEowyn

Mike SalameDon’t mess with this 70-year-old dude!

CBS Boston reports that Michael Salame, 70, of Gardner, Mass., has eight heart stents, nerve damage, but a ferocious right hook.

Last Saturday at about 3 a.m., Salame was at home with his wife, Elaine Smith, and heard something outside.

A burglar, 24-year-old Timothy Adams, had shattered a window and climbed inside Salame’s home.

Timothy Adams
Home intruder-burglar Timothy Adams

Salome called 911, but did not turn any lights on, not wanting to spook the intruder.

As recounted by Salome: “He came in and that’s when I grabbed him by the throat and slammed him down on the floor and told him to stay on the floor and not to put his hands in his pockets. I didn’t know if he had a knife or a gun on him.”

Adams, with a bloodied nose, offered $100,000 if Salame would let him go.

Salame refused (as if this punk actually had $100,000!).

Adams’ mom claims her son was drunk that night and woke up in jail not remembering anything. Yeah, right. [snark]

~Eowyn


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