AN elderly Frankston woman showed plenty of fighting spirit when she challenged a burglar in her Cranbourne Rd house and chased him outside, 4am, Sunday 13 August.
The man had earlier entered the 90-year-old woman’s garage and rummaged through her car, then used a jemmy bar to force a bedroom window and open a sliding door into the dining room.
Detective David Burgoyne, of Frankston CIU, said the gutsy woman woke up when the man entered he bedroom and began rifling through her handbag.
She shouted at him to get out – and he did – with a small amount of cash.
The woman later required treatment after hitting her arm on the edge of a piece of furniture as she chased him out of the house.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.