A 91-year-old widow was alone at home when she sensed danger — two thieves were attempting to rob her house. However, the older woman outwitted the thieves by devising a trap for them.

When her husband Vernon died, 91-year-old Dolores felt unsafe in her home. Vernon owned a small antique shop and kept some valuable items at home, which made people talk and led to several robbery attempts.

One evening, Dolores was returning home from the shop when she noticed her 31-year-old neighbor, Bob, peering into her house through the bushes. When he saw Dolores approaching, he quickened his pace and walked away.

However, the next day, she caught him staring at her from his bedroom window.

The elderly lady was creeped out, so she went inside and shut the door to her balcony. Later, when she looked out the window to see if Bob was still on the windowsill, she noticed he had vanished.

Since that day, Dolores had a sneaking suspicion that something wasn’t quite right. She decided she had to devise a strategy to protect herself before it was too late.

First, she installed cameras on her property and changed the locks.

At first, she thought it was all for nothing, as no one showed up at her house for a while. But one night, she was awakened by a loud noise in her backyard.

She quietly grabbed a pan and slowly stepped outside. She spotted Bob and another man leaping over the backyard fence and fleeing.

“I will call the cops if you don’t leave! What the hell are you doing here?” Dolores discovered several beer bottles lying in the bush.