RUSSIA: Octogenarian with gun detained 'patrolling' S. Russian village

. MOSCOW, Russia / Ria Novosti / February 17, 2009 ROSTOV-ON-DON - Police in Southern Russia have detained an 80-year-old woman who decided to maintain public order in her home village after finding a pistol, a police source said on Tuesday. The elderly woman, who happened upon her husband's pistol in a shed, patrolled the village for several months and shot in the air when she thought public order was violated. Her terrified neighbors complained to police. "Police have detained the woman and seized her weapon," the source said, adding that she was released after signing a written pledge not to flee. The octogenarian now faces criminal charges of illegally keeping a firearm. © 2007 RIA Novosti