Through the power of prayer, an elderly nun had the strength to scare two would-be thieves away from her place of ministry.

A would-be thief was injured after falling on the sword of a statue of the archangel Michael that he was trying to steal from a church.

A Chevron gas station clerk defended his store with a firearm when an attempted robber was momentarily distracted by another customer.

The victim contacted police to tell them the kidnappers had taken him to a bank and forced him to withdraw money.

Thieves quietly stole a bag holding $300,000 from the back of an armored truck. "It was a crime of opportunity. Someone saw an opportunity."

"In the end of it all is she is ok and so are her babies. He did a horrible thing and he can only answer to God now for his sins."

An armed man in Texas shot a masked robber multiple times, but even though it was caught on video, all was not as it seemed.

The responding deputies were curious as to why one of the two would have called 911 while committing a crime.

Two men have been arrested in connection with attacks on several electric substations in Washington state last month.

This Australian man fended off three thieves in nothing but his underwear. And he did it with a Christmas hangover.