ATM bandit nabbed by 71-year-old veteran and man in wheelchair

ATM bandit nabbed by 71-year-old veteran and man in wheelchair
Tags: Debit / Credit, North America, Other, Regulatory Issues, Security, Transaction Processing
June 3, 2008

The (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune: The young woman probably thought the 71-year-old veteran, whose friend was in a wheelchair, would make an easy target. She was wrong. Harry Kopenis chased and tackled the 22-year-old woman he says robbed him at an ATM in northeastern Pennsylvania. Then, with help from his friend in a wheelchair, he held her until police arrived. "Maybe she thought I was easy prey. She didn't think I was going to get her. Well, senior citizens aren't easy prey," Kopenis said.