Grandma, Dog Owner, and Pup Fight Off Muggers

Published: July 29, 2007, 2:21 pm

There was a great story in the Post about a trio who managed to stop two teen muggers on Wednesday. And there was an equally great photo of two-thirds of the crimestoppers: Jan Garten and pit-bull mix Gee. On Wednesday afternoon, 84-year-old Garten was walking on Central Park West near 89th Street when she realized she was being followed by two young teens. "I noticed an African-American kid, about 14, walking behind me, holding a big black workman's boot over my head," Garten said. "His skinny white friend was walking next to me with a red pen knife in his hands." The two thugs yelled out, "Give us your money." But the cool Garten said she wasn't having any of it. "I didn't even turn my head," she said. "I said in a pleasant tone of voice, "Fellas, you gotta be kidding." However, the teens kept walking next to her and were pushing her, until Stan Schnier and his dog Gee appeared. Schnier says Gee was "pulling me and was barking like crazy," so they chased the pair. They

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