12-Year-Old Attempts To Mug Penn Prof

This makes us sad (and reminds us of last summer's shenanigans), courtesy of the Philadelphia Daily News:

Neighbors came to the aid of a University of Pennsylvania archeology professor who was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night, police sources said.

The 52-year-old professor, whose name was not released, was approached by two thieves - ages 12 and 15 - near his car on Windsor Avenue near 47th Street about 7:45 p.m.

When the older crook aimed a handgun at the professor, several residents on Windsor Avenue came out of their houses and shouted at the young robbers, the sources said.

The young suspects ran off, but were apprehended minutes later by 18th District cops who had responded to neighbors' 9-1-1 calls.

They were charged with robbery and weapons offenses, sources said.