Matthew Perez

Mailman Saves Elderly Woman Being Attacked and Robbed in Hollywood

An elderly woman was able to fight off her attacker Wednesday, with the help of a local mailman in Hollywood.

Recalling the terrifying encounter still brings Betty Ann Curtis to tears.

"It was horrible I thought he was going to kill me," Curtis said. "I was screaming call 911."

Her sense of security shattered after falling victim to a violent robbery.

The incident unfolded Wednesday afternoon on the 1800 block of Funston Street in Hollywood. Curtis parked her car and was approaching her house when 27-year-old Anthony English tried to grab her handbag.

"He dragged me to the middle of the street and I was trying to kick him," Curtis explains.

In pain and fear for her life, Curtis started screaming for help. That's when a mailman made his delivery right on time.

"I took out my phone to call 911 and pursued the guy until we caught up to him," said Louie Golden.

Police say the suspect will no longer be terrorizing anyone anytime soon. English is behind bars charged with robbery and battery.

This is good news for Curtis, who's also grateful her mailman was in the right place at the right time.

"I am just so happy," Curtis said. "We all depend on police officers and law enforcement, but this mailman was my law enforcement and he really helped save my life."

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