FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 3 -- A 66-year-old cancer stricken woman who said she has nothing to lose tackled an alleged female bank robber near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, police said.
Renee Lee Green, 32, ended up in the Broward County Jail, after she was arrested at the Bank of America branch in Oakland Park.
Green allegedly told police the robbery attempt Friday was just an April Fool's joke, but witnesses said she claimed to have a gun, told customers and employees to get down on the floor and then demanded cash
Helen Dunsford's response was to tackle Green. "She got on my last nerve," Dunsford told the TV station. "I have cancer, stage 4, and I figured if I'm gonna die it's God will when I die. She's not gonna shoot me."
Mike Jachles, a spokesman for the Broward County Sheriff's Office, said Dunsford held Green until police got to the bank, While Jachles described Dunsford as "selfless and brave," he advised other members of the public to focus on what they are witnessing and leave catching robbers to the police.
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