Cindy, a 56-year-old grandmother from Burton, Adelaide, has braved 4 youngsters who have been allegedly attempting to steal trollies filled with liquor from an area BWS retailer.
The grandmother known as out to her accomplice to chase three of the offenders along with his automotive, whereas she confronted one alone, gripping onto the buying cart filled with booze exterior the shop as onlookers stood by.
"I assumed 'this individual is not going to get away', and me... a five-foot-tall girl with arthritis goes to try to wrestle these younger boys," she mentioned.
"I simply mentioned 'why are you doing this?', however he did not reply as a result of he was nearly 14 I reckon."
Her accomplice rammed one of many trolleys filled with stolen liquor along with his automotive, forcing the teenagers to go away that one behind.
Police informed 9News that they consider this is not the primary time the group have robbed a retailer. An alleged theft of the identical type came about solely 5 days in the past on the similar BWS.
Cindy mentioned that whereas the shop was packed, she was shocked that nobody stepped in to assist her cease the alleged criminals.
Regardless of her greatest efforts, all 4 of the alleged thieves acquired away.
"I simply wanted another man to assist me get the trolley and we'd have been capable of do a residents arrest," she mentioned.
"If the group would not work collectively, they're simply going to run the place."
Cindy mentioned she "needs that shopworkers had extra choices" to cease thieves throughout tried robberies, but in addition needs that "extra folks have been keen to step in and arise for what's proper".