Burglar Gets Jumped By Female Sales Manager

When you're robbing apartments on the Upper East Side and the lady of the house catches you in the act, the last thing you expect is for her to play the hero and overpower you. But that was the embarrassing result of ex-con Clarence Cooper's alleged break-in at the East 78th Street apartment of Christine Anderson, a 46-year-old sales manager. When Anderson returned from grocery shopping at 8:50 a.m. Sunday morning to find Cooper rummaging through her first-floor apartment, she went postal, yelling, "What the f- - - are you doing in my apartment?" She tells the Post, "My gut instinct was to defend my home and stick up for myself." After Cooper shoved her aside and ran out, she chased him into the lobby, jumped on his back and tackled him to the ground! That's just how uptown girls roll. Through Cooper managed to break free, a neighbor called 911 and police soon picked him up.

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By John Del Signore in News on September 17, 2008 10:38 AM

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MrCow

as a 6 time ex-con, i highly doubt he's smart enough to avoid "added assault charge". must've been other circumstances why he didn't bash her face in

Felix Hoenikker

As an 6 time ex-con, he was likely purposely avoiding the added assault charge. He could have put her freakin' head through the wall, UES feminist grrrl power notwithstanding.

It would have been pretty stupid to die over an ipod, BB, and a remote control.

robingee

You have to pick your battles, but if she felt she could take this guy and he didn't have a weapon, then good for her.

thelexiphane

Watch out for women skilled in the "marital art[s]." Very dangerous.

suepart

she should have shot that m-f'er but then her apartment would have his filthy brains splattered all over.

plk779

Why is it so embarrassing to get overpowered by a woman? Awesome women can totally hold their own if they want to.

Good for her, that's what I woulda done.

jackdonaghy

#5, maybe the story mentioned her job to further paint the woman as your average NY woman, who is NOT a cop, security guard, marital art teacher or even fitness trainer, all of whom might be more experienced to fight off an intruder.

BTW, what's going on with the buglaries in the UES lately. Is this a sign of the NYC recession?