Granny Fights Off Attacker – Feeds Him After

Yep! Granny gonna granny!

A 87-year-old woman from Maine is one tough grandma. She can defend herself against people 70 years younger than her, but she is still a grandma.

Marjorie Perkins was asleep in her house when a young man stood over her bed at 2 a.m. and woke her up. She says he told her he was going to cut her, so she quickly put on her shoes and got ready to fight.

She says the young attacker pushed her against the wall and started hitting her, so she grabbed a chair and started hitting him with it as she screamed for help. The invader got tired of her after a while and let up on her. He then went to the kitchen to get something to eat, and Marjorie not only followed him but also gave him something to eat. She says, "he was awfully hungry and hadn’t had anything to eat for quite a while. And I said, ‘Well, here’s a box of peanut butter and honey crackers. You can have that whole box.’ I gave him two containers of Ensure and I gave him two tangerines.”

Marjorie called the police while the person who attacked her ate a snack. Officers got there just minutes after he left, but a police dog was able to pick up on his smell and lead them to where he was staying, which was just a few blocks away. He was taken into custody and charged with breaking and entering, making illegal threats, assault, and drinking alcohol as a child. Marjorie said that she remembered him as a boy who used to mow her yard and "did a darn good job." Read more here.

Riverview ranks #3 on a list of the safest cities in Florida. This report comes from Uphomes.com, which ranked the Top 15 safest cities in Florida. The list was updated in November of 2023. To come up with the list they looked at things like: County violent crime rates, city violent crime rates, County property crime rates, County natural disaster risk index rating (FEMA index), city median income, city poverty rate and city population density.

When you are looking for house you want to find a city that is safe. This report is a great way to see what they think the safest cities in Florida are.

Riverview is #3 on the list and it is home to almost 110,000 people. The population has grown by around 25,000 in the last 10 years. Here is what they say about Riverview, "Compared to Florida residents’ average age of 42, Riverview is a younger city with an average age of 36. Combine Riverview’s low violent and property crime rates with its high average income, and it’s no surprise to see Riverview comes out at number three overall in our rankings."

Riverview was founded in 1885 on the north shore of the Alafia river. Before it was known as Riverview it was called Peru. Peru was located on the south side of the river. Additionally, the name Peru existed for around 100 years and was one of the oldest settlements in central Florida. In the 1940's Riverview took over Peru, so then the Peru name ceased to exist. Finally, the Alafia river is translated into river of fire due to the phosphorus on the early river bottom glowing at night.

There are seven Tampa Bay area cities that are in the Top 15. Whether you are looking for a home or already live in one of these cities then the list is a good one to be on. Check out the Top 10 cities below.

Located just south of Ocala, The Villages comes in #1 on the list. The Villages is an active adult community for people over the age of 55.

Located just south of St. Augustine, Palm Coast come sin at #2 on the list. Around 90,000 people live in Palm Coast.

A town of almost 110,000, Riverview is the #3 safest city in Florida. The violent crime rate per 100,000 is 1,400.

Located just north of Ft. Myers, North Port comes in at #4.

Another city right her in the Tampa Bay area. Brandon is the #5 safest city in Florida. Brandon has around 115,000 people. Brandon is the birthplace of Beef 'O' Brady's.

Another Tampa Bay area city comes in at #6. Spring Hill has almost 115,000 that live in the city.

The fourth Tampa Bay area city in the Top 10. Only around 65,000 call Wesley Chapel home.

Tampa comes in at #8 for safest cities in Florida. This is just the city of Tampa, which has a population of around 385,000 people.

This area in the Tampa area has around 85,000 people. It also is the #9 safest city in Florida.

Situated right next to Ft. Myers, Cape Coral comes in at #10.