Pa. Woman Pulls Gun on Would-Be Thief, Detains Him for Police

The two men picked the wrong car.

Police said a 911 caller had already alerted them that the two men had broken into multiple cars in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, Monday night, Lancaster Online reported.

It was a final car that proved to be their undoing.

That’s because a woman inside noticed the would-be thief in the driveway, Lancaster Online said, and pulled a gun on him, detaining him until police arrived. She even used a Taser on him when he resisted, Lancaster Online said.

“She was an alert, lawfully armed citizen,’’ Ephrata police Lt. Chris McKim said, according to Lancaster Online.

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