Police: Retired Officer Recognized Fake Gun, Foiled Robbery

NAUGATUCK, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police in Naugatuck say an attempted robbery was foiled by the victim, a 74-year-old retired police officer, who recognized that the robber’s gun was a fake.
The robbery attempt was reported Tuesday at a park in Naugatuck. The former officer told police that a man grabbed him from behind, demanded money and displayed what the man believed to be a toy gun. He said he tried to knock the fake gun from the man’s hand using an umbrella bef