Article: Morning Smile; Woman foils burglars with hair spray

WEST CHAZY, N.Y. (AP) - A 63-year-old woman scared off three burglars armed only with a can of hair spray.

"They busted the door down, and I was standing by my dresser just waiting for them," Juliette Jolicoeur said.

Three burglars broke into the basement, while another waited in a car, state police said. After finding a hidden key to the back door, they unlocked the door. She said the burglars then pounded on the door, which was chained, to break it open.

Jolicoeur said ...

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