Posted on Mon, Jan. 24, 2005
Panting to hear more about this one:

Attacker left pants behind, police say

By Aman Batheja, [Fort Worth] Star-Telegram Staff Writer

FORT WORTH - An elderly man was beaten and robbed in his south Fort Worth apartment over the weekend by a woman who left an unusual calling card.

Herman Green, 72, answered a knock at his door Saturday afternoon to find a woman he had never met. She asked him if he had any cigarettes. When Green said no, the woman grabbed Green's cane and beat him with it, according to a police report.

The woman then searched Green's pockets until she found his wallet and took it, the report states.

Before leaving the scene, the woman removed her blue jeans and left them on the floor, according to the report. The woman was wearing additional clothing underneath the jeans, the report states.

Police are investigating the incident, described as an aggravated robbery, robbery Detective Mike Baggott said.

Baggott said he was not ready to explain why the woman left behind her pants but surmised that she might have worn more than one pair because of cold weather.

"Why she would take one pair off is of course not clear," Baggott said.

Anyone with information about the robbery can call Crime Stoppers