What a story! This lady is one tough cookie, first she refuses to sign her ticket. Then she punches the cop in the stomach a number of times. Then after they handcuff her and put her in the police car, she wiggles free of the cuffs and throws them out the window!

Police: Woman, 80, Punches Cop, Throws Handcuffs

POSTED: 11:03 am EST March 7, 2008 UPDATED: 8:03 pm EST March 7, 2008

TAVARES, Fla. -- An 80-year-old woman went down swinging when a police officer tried to arrest her.

A Tavares police officer pulled the woman over at the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and Huffstetler Drive for an improper lane change.



Authorities said Thalia Logas refused to sign a ticket and punched the officer in the stomach and chest several times when he tried to place her under arrest.



The officer called for back up and a Lake County Sheriff's deputy arrived.



The two officers said they finally got the handcuffs on her, and she managed to wiggle out of them and threw them out the window of the police car.



"Obviously we want to make sure we handle somebody of that age with care," Jody Maltzman of the Tavares Police Department said.



"If it was my mom, I'd be wanting to have it out with that policeman," Tavares resident Ralph Smith said.

Logas was out of jail on bond Friday morning.
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