Video shows alleged thieves trying to rob 87-year-old man — who happens to be a fearless weight lifter

87-Year-Old Goes Viral After Out-Maneuvering Con Artists Who Tried To Steal His Watch

Who needs another season of Mr. and Mrs. Smith when Gramercy Park’s own Larry Schwartz and Joanna Cuccia are already serving action-comedy gold? At 87, Schwartz casually knocks out 240 reps a day and chases off watch thieves as if it were just another warm-up set.And Larry Schwartz wasn’t about to let some Rolex-swapping grifter make him the punchline of a TikTok crime wave.He gave a fair warning:"You have an attitude? I'll give you an attitude.…

Video shows alleged thieves trying to rob 87-year-old man — who happens to be a fearless weight lifter

An elderly man laughed about his fight with two alleged thieves who tried to rob him of an expensive gold watch while he was walking along a street in New York City.Larry Schwartz told WNBC-TV that he was walking from a senior center in Gramercy Park on Aug. 3 when he and his companion were approached by a man who said he was visiting from Dubai. Schwartz says he was wearing a Rolex worth about $46K. 'I twisted her pretty good, including her bod…

‘They picked on the wrong person’ Watch an 87-year-old New Yorker outmuscle a $48,000 Rolex thief in an SUV

2023 Jeep Compass | StellantisLarry Schwartz had just stepped up to the Stein Senior Center near 23rd Street and Third Avenue on a Wednesday morning. Randomly, a couple in what looks like a late model Jeep Compass started a seemingly innocent conversation. What followed was less a snatch-and-grab and more of an unscheduled workout through the SUV’s rear window. After all, Larry already does hundreds of weightlifting reps daily. The setup seemed …