Video shows the robber confront a 74-year-old man inside the elevator at the Grant Houses in Morningside Heights. Police say the man pretended to have a weapon and demanded the victim's property.

Surveillance video from the United Kingdom shows a 77-year-old man fighting off a would-be robber in Cardiff, Wales.

Elderly man thwarts armed robbery Armed thieves looking to rob an Irish betting shop get more than they bargained for when an 83-year-old man takes charge and helps the staff fight back.

A man fought back after being attacked outside his home by two suspects who had been following him, police said.

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A shooting that left three dead stemmed from an attempted robbery, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said on Monday.